Girls' name · since 1912
Wilva
Wilva has 40 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
40 girls have been named Wilva since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilva has been recorded 40 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1938.
- #37,717 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilva ranks #37,717 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #37,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Wilva's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wilva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wilva splits its recorded history at 1919: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wilva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1938
- Peak year (1916)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Wilva by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (23 births, 57% of the file).
1910s was Wilva's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Wilva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wilva's data
- Wilva's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1930s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wilva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1912–1938 (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 Wilva 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.