Girls' name · since 1880
Wilma
Wilma has 140,101 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,647 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 140,101
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wilma currently ranks #3647 among girls' names in America, with 140,101 babies recorded since 1880.
Wilma has 140,101 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3647 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,647 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 140,101 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilma ranks #289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,647 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 140,101 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,647 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 140,101
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wilma's 140,101 recorded births place it above 99.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Wilma compares
140,101 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wilma's all-time total is 373x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wilma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 140,101 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,175 | 21 | 19,840 |
Wilma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wilma splits its recorded history at 1953: 11% of all births land in the more recent half, 89% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 4,175 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wilma popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 4,175
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Wilma popularity over time - boys
754 total births recorded since 1908 (Wilma as boys' name)
Wilma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (39,127 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Wilma's strongest decade.
39,127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Wilma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 212
1880s
212 births
- 1890s 1,109
1890s
1,109 births
- 1900s 4,012
1900s
4,012 births
- 1910s
1910s
21,384 births
- 1920s
1920s
39,127 births
- 1930s
1930s
33,188 births
- 1940s
1940s
21,192 births
- 1950s 12,276
1950s
12,276 births
- 1960s 4,526
1960s
4,526 births
- 1970s 1,239
1970s
1,239 births
- 1980s 609
1980s
609 births
- 1990s 418
1990s
418 births
- 2000s 285
2000s
285 births
- 2010s 300
2010s
300 births
- 2020s 224
2020s
224 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 39,127 births (28% of all-time use).
How Wilma compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wilma's total volume
Wilma by state
Where Wilma concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 8,612 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 8,392 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 8,147 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 7,973 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 7,576 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 7,012 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 7,004 | 5.0% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 6,250 | 4.5% |
8,612 of 140,101 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Wilma appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wilma's data
- Wilma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (39,127 total births); usage has since declined to 224 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Wilmas (8,612 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wilma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wilma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.