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Wilma

/ˈwɪlmə/ · 99% girls · 41 born in 2025

Wilma has been given to about 140,855 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈwɪlmə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 53,698
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wilma per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1925 · 4,202
  • Born in 202541
  • All time140,855
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Wilma?

Its best year was 1925, when 4,202 babies were given the name, ranking 62nd. The typical living American called Wilma is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Wilma

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vilma0.85
  2. Willa0.79
  3. Wilda0.79
  4. Irma0.70
  5. Ima0.70
  6. Alma0.62
  7. Velma0.62
  8. Selma0.62

Middle names for Wilma

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

Sibling names for Wilma

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Maxinesister · 0.98
  2. Clydebrother · 0.97
  3. Junesister · 0.96
  4. Harveybrother · 0.95
  5. Billieeither · 0.94
  6. Lewisbrother · 0.94

Where Wilma is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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