Recorded 1915–1926 Girls' name Peak 1920 51 births

Wilmuth — girls' name

51 babies named Wilmuth in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Wilmuth was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wilmuth in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilmuth

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Wilmuth between 1915 and 1926, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilmuth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilmuth performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wilmuth shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilmuth 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 51 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.

Wilmuth at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

51

Since 1915

12 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1915

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1926

Wilmuth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1915

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Wilmuth by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
31 births that decade — 61% of Wilmuth's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilmuth?
51 babies have been named Wilmuth since 1915. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Wilmuth most popular?
Wilmuth was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Wilmuth been used?
Wilmuth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 12 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Wilmuth?
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, 1915–1926 (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.