Recorded 1912–1946 Girls' name Peak 1918 162 births

Wilmetta — girls' name

162 babies named Wilmetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s471920s621930s391940s14
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Wilmetta was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

12 babies were named Wilmetta in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilmetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Wilmetta between 1912 and 1946, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilmetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilmetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wilmetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilmetta 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 162 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.

Wilmetta at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

162

Since 1912

35 years of records

Peak year

1918

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1912

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1946

Wilmetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1912

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1918)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 194619351931192819241921191719141912 5

Wilmetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
62 births that decade — 38% of Wilmetta's all-time total
1910s471920s621930s391940s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilmetta?
162 babies have been named Wilmetta since 1912. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1918 with 12 births.
When was Wilmetta most popular?
Wilmetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Wilmetta been used?
Wilmetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 35 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Wilmetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1912–1946 (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.