Wilma Girl

How popular is Wilma?

#3,644 girl name in 2025

41 baby girls were named Wilma in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.

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40,521living people named Wilma (est.)
79median age of people named Wilma
140,855babies named Wilma since 1880
1 in 80,862US babies born in 2025

Wilma popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,644 for girls (▲ 318 from 2024)
Babies in 202541 girls
10-year trendRising (+28% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,402 in 2015, #3,777 in 2020
Peak year1925 (4,175 girls)
Highest rank#62 in 1925
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Wilma is most popular

Babies named Wilma per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
  2. Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Wilma by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s212#381
1890s1,109#181
1900s4,012#112
1910s21,384#80
1920s39,127#62
1930s33,188#65
1940s21,192#93
1950s12,276#171
1960s4,526#355
1970s1,239#731
1980s609#1,474
1990s418#2,169
2000s285#3,726
2010s300#3,613
2020s224#3,593

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Questions

Is Wilma a boy or girl name?
Wilma is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wilma were girls.
How popular is the name Wilma?
41 baby girls were named Wilma in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.
When was Wilma most popular?
Wilma peaked in 1925, when 4,175 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #62 in 1925.
How many people are named Wilma?
140,855 babies have been named Wilma in the US since 1880. We estimate about 40,521 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 79.
Where is Wilma most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Wilma was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.