Unisex name · since 1909
Wilmoth
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 178 babies named Wilmoth, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 178
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
178 girls have been named Wilmoth since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Wilmoth has 178 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1941.
- #21,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 178 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilmoth ranks #21,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 178 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 178
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wilmoth's 178 recorded births place it above 70.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wilmoth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wilmoth's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wilmoth popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1941
- Peak year (1927)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Wilmoth popularity over time - boys
30 total births recorded since 1916 (Wilmoth as boys' name)
Wilmoth by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (70 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Wilmoth's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Wilmoth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 9
1900s
9 births
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
70 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 70 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wilmoth's data
- Wilmoth's decade-level peak was the 1920s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wilmoth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1909–1941 (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 Wilmoth 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.