Girls' name · since 1913
Wilmina
153 babies named Wilmina in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Wilmina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 153 have been recorded since 1913.
Wilmina has 153 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1944.
- #22,607 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilmina ranks #22,607 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #22,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Wilmina's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Wilmina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wilmina's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wilmina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1944
- Peak year (1915)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Wilmina by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (67 births, 44% of the file).
1910s was Wilmina's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Wilmina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
67 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 67 births (44% of all-time use).
Wilmina by state
Where Wilmina concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 153 births nationwide.
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- Wilmina's decade-level peak was the 1910s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Wilminas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa 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 Wilmina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1913–1944 (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 Wilmina 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.