Recorded 1913–2005 Boys' name Peak 1923 309 births

Willmer — boys' name

309 babies named Willmer in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s691920s1301930s671940s182000s25
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Willmer was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

21 babies were named Willmer in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willmer

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Willmer between 1913 and 2005, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Willmer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willmer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Willmer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Willmer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willmer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 309 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Willmer at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

309

Since 1913

93 years of records

Peak year

1923

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1913

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2005

Willmer popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1913

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1923)
21
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
0510152025 20051944193719321926192119161913 8

Willmer popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1922 (Willmer as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1922 6

Willmer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
130 births that decade — 42% of Willmer's all-time total
1910s691920s1301930s671940s182000s25

Willmer by state

Where Willmer concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Willmer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
5 1.6%
Minnesota share of Willmer's total US births 1.6%

5 of 309 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willmer?
309 babies have been named Willmer since 1913. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1923 with 21 births.
When was Willmer most popular?
Willmer was most popular in the 1920s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Willmer most popular?
The top states for the name Willmer are Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Willmer been used?
Willmer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 93 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Willmer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include William, Willie, Willard, Wilbur, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.