Recorded 1913–1963 Boys' name Peak 1922 351 births

Wilmon — boys' name

351 babies named Wilmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s381920s1091930s601940s811950s371960s26
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Wilmon was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

21 babies were named Wilmon in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 351 babies named Wilmon between 1913 and 1963, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilmon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wilmon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Wilmon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilmon 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 351 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.

Wilmon at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

351

Since 1913

51 years of records

Peak year

1922

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1913

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1963

Wilmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1913

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1922)
21
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 19631955194619391930192419181913 5

Wilmon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
109 births that decade — 31% of Wilmon's all-time total
1910s381920s1091930s601940s811950s371960s26

Wilmon by state

Where Wilmon concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Wilmon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 3.1%
#2 South Carolina
6 1.7%
Georgia share of Wilmon's total US births 3.1%
Even split

11 of 351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilmon?
351 babies have been named Wilmon since 1913. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1922 with 21 births.
When was Wilmon most popular?
Wilmon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Wilmon most popular?
The top states for the name Wilmon are Georgia (11 births), South Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Wilmon been used?
Wilmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 51 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Wilmon?
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, 1913–1963 (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.