Recorded 1915–2023 Boys' name Peak 1920 230 births

Wilman — boys' name

230 babies named Wilman in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s471930s221940s101950s61980s61990s202000s392010s402020s24
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Wilman was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

10 babies were named Wilman in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilman

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Wilman between 1915 and 2023, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Wilman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilman 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 230 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.

Wilman at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

230

Since 1915

109 years of records

Peak year

1920

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1915

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2023

Wilman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1915

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1920)
10
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
4681012 20232015200619931947193219221915 9

Wilman by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
47 births that decade — 20% of Wilman's all-time total
1910s161920s471930s221940s101950s61980s61990s202000s392010s402020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilman?
230 babies have been named Wilman since 1915. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1920 with 10 births.
When was Wilman most popular?
Wilman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Wilman been used?
Wilman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 109 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Wilman?
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.

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, 1915–2023 (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.