Recorded 1913–1944 Girls' name Peak 1915 153 births

Wilmina — girls' name

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.

1910s671920s561930s201940s10
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Wilmina was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

19 babies were named Wilmina in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilmina

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Wilmina between 1913 and 1944, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilmina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilmina performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wilmina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wilmina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilmina 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 153 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.

Wilmina at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

153

Since 1913

32 years of records

Peak year

1915

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1913

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1944

Wilmina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1913

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1915)
19
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 19441931192819241921191819151913 5

Wilmina by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
67 births that decade — 44% of Wilmina's all-time total
1910s671920s561930s201940s10

Wilmina by state

Where Wilmina concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wilmina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Iowa
5 3.3%
Iowa share of Wilmina's total US births 3.3%

5 of 153 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilmina?
153 babies have been named Wilmina since 1913. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1915 with 19 births.
When was Wilmina most popular?
Wilmina was most popular in the 1910s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Wilmina most popular?
The top states for the name Wilmina are Iowa (5 births).
How long has the name Wilmina been used?
Wilmina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 32 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Wilmina?
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.

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, 1913–1944 (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.