Wilmer Boy
How popular is Wilmer?
#1,728 boy name in 2025
94 baby boys were named Wilmer in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.
Wilmer popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,728 for boys (▲ 105 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 94 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,567 in 2015, #1,922 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (443 boys) |
| Highest rank | #256 in 1915 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wilmer counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wilmer family of names ranked #1,434 for boys in 2025 (#1,509 the year before), with 101 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmer | 94 | 93% |
| Wilmar | 7 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Wilmer is most popular
Babies named Wilmer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
Wilmer by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 163 | #392 |
| 1890s | 218 | #330 |
| 1900s | 365 | #312 |
| 1910s | 2,434 | #256 |
| 1920s | 3,525 | #259 |
| 1930s | 2,073 | #334 |
| 1940s | 1,454 | #453 |
| 1950s | 912 | #652 |
| 1960s | 601 | #858 |
| 1970s | 365 | #1,192 |
| 1980s | 407 | #1,257 |
| 1990s | 636 | #1,304 |
| 2000s | 1,241 | #1,066 |
| 2010s | 997 | #1,368 |
| 2020s | 588 | #1,530 |
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Questions
- Is Wilmer a boy or girl name?
- Wilmer is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wilmer were boys.
- How popular is the name Wilmer?
- 94 baby boys were named Wilmer in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.
- When was Wilmer most popular?
- Wilmer peaked in 1920, when 443 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #256 in 1915.
- How many people are named Wilmer?
- 16,722 babies have been named Wilmer in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,468 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Wilmer most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wilmer was most common in Tennessee, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys 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.