Recorded 1912–1938 Girls' name Peak 1916 40 births

Wilva — girls' name

40 babies named Wilva in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231930s17
1910s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Wilva was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wilva in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilva

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Wilva between 1912 and 1938, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilva performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wilva shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilva 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 40 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.

Wilva at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

40

Since 1912

27 years of records

Peak year

1916

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1912

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1938

Wilva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1912

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1938193619321919191619141912 6

Wilva by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
23 births that decade — 57% of Wilva's all-time total
1910s231930s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilva?
40 babies have been named Wilva since 1912. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1916 with 7 births.
When was Wilva most popular?
Wilva was most popular in the 1910s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Wilva been used?
Wilva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 27 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Wilva?
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, 1912–1938 (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.