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Girl name

Willma

100% girls · last recorded 1965

Willma has been given to about 673 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 246
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Willma per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1918 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time673

How popular is Willma?

Its best year was 1918, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 1565th. The typical living American called Willma is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Willma

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Wilma0.97
  2. Vilma0.82
  3. Willa0.80
  4. Wilda0.76
  5. Irma0.68
  6. Ima0.68
  7. Alma0.60
  8. Velma0.60

Middle names for Willma

Ranked by flow score
  1. Willma Josephine0.84
  2. Willma Rose0.83
  3. Willma Louise0.83
  4. Willma June0.82
  5. Willma Pearl0.82
  6. Willma Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Willma

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.76
  2. Cleoeither · 0.72
  3. Mavissister · 0.71
  4. Luellasister · 0.71
  5. Hughbrother · 0.69
  6. Otisbrother · 0.68

Where Willma is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Willma Reyes0.78
    2. Willma Nguyen0.78
    3. Willma Moore0.78
    4. Willma Lee0.78
    5. Willma Hill0.78
    6. Willma Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Willma

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.