Girls' name · since 1915
Wilmuth
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Wilmuth, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
51 girls have been named Wilmuth since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilmuth has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1926.
- #34,915 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilmuth ranks #34,915 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wilmuth's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wilmuth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wilmuth's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wilmuth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1926
- Peak year (1920)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Wilmuth by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (31 births, 61% of the file).
1920s was Wilmuth's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Wilmuth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 31 births (61% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wilmuth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1915–1926 (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 Wilmuth 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.