Recorded 1918–1945 Boys' name Peak 1920 80 births

Wilmore — boys' name

80 babies named Wilmore in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s381930s71940s22
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Wilmore was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Wilmore

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Wilmore between 1918 and 1945, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilmore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilmore performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wilmore shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilmore 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 80 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.

Wilmore at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

80

Since 1918

28 years of records

Peak year

1920

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1918

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1945

Wilmore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1918

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1920)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 194519441942194119351929192619251923192019191918 5

Wilmore by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
38 births that decade — 48% of Wilmore's all-time total
1910s131920s381930s71940s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilmore?
80 babies have been named Wilmore since 1918. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1920 with 10 births.
When was Wilmore most popular?
Wilmore was most popular in the 1920s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Wilmore been used?
Wilmore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 28 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Wilmore?
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, 1918–1945 (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.