Is Wilma a boy or girl name?
Wilma is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 0 boys were named Wilma, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 140,810 US babies named Wilma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,100
- Babies named Wilma since 1880
- 140,810
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 4,202 babies
Boys and girls named Wilma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 212 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,109 | 100% |
| 1900s | 10 | 4,012 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 107 | 21,384 | 99.5% |
| 1920s | 220 | 39,127 | 99.4% |
| 1930s | 234 | 33,187 | 99.3% |
| 1940s | 128 | 21,192 | 99.4% |
| 1950s | 45 | 12,278 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 10 | 4,525 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,239 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 609 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 418 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 283 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 300 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,100 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,354 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,644 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,500 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,836 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,070 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,669 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,299 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,781 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,481 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,432 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,535 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,544 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,057 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,100 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,799 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,430 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,517 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,893 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,107 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,701 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,937 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,882 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,314 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,975 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,311 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,644 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,300 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,565 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,684 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,987 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,637 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,732 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,885 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,199 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,249 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,248 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,570 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,978 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,099 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,944 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,699 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,488 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,547 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,517 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,460 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,357 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,379 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,148 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,082 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,047 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 130 | #940 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 142 | #892 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 187 | #780 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 202 | #735 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 249 | #631 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 224 | #649 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 281 | #566 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 339 | #515 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 395 | #477 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 458 | #458 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 555 | #408 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 583 | #396 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,893 | 717 | #357 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 724 | #362 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,557 | 754 | #349 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 890 | #300 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,545 | 986 | #283 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,086 | #253 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,101 | #248 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,817 | 1,303 | #223 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,789 | 1,435 | #207 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,509 | 1,423 | #202 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,242 | 1,645 | #178 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,320 | 1,655 | #171 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,726 | #167 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,783 | 1,742 | #164 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,370 | 1,910 | #152 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,400 | 1,914 | #144 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,391 | 1,890 | #128 |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,734 | 2,128 | #125 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,275 | 2,377 | #120 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,681 | 2,457 | #114 |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,481 | 2,427 | #106 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,518 | 2,621 | #93 |
| 1939 | 26 | #1,321 | 2,701 | #87 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,310 | 2,871 | #85 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,371 | 2,977 | #80 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,060 | 3,123 | #78 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,492 | 3,361 | #70 |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,356 | 3,311 | #73 |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,539 | 3,417 | #66 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,582 | 3,611 | #65 |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,392 | 3,741 | #69 |
| 1930 | 27 | #1,427 | 4,074 | #68 |
| 1929 | 29 | #1,337 | 4,007 | #66 |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,565 | 3,937 | #69 |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,601 | 4,153 | #68 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,717 | 4,054 | #67 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,449 | 4,175 | #62 |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,892 | 4,066 | #67 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,548 | 3,706 | #74 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,480 | 3,535 | #77 |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,764 | 3,824 | #72 |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,050 | 3,670 | #78 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,149 | 3,170 | #86 |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,708 | 3,298 | #82 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,811 | 3,071 | #82 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,769 | 2,962 | #82 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,386 | 2,773 | #80 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,907 | 1,788 | #95 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,439 | 1,469 | #92 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,533 | 1,241 | #99 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 914 | #102 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 698 | #119 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,676 | 645 | #113 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,581 | 630 | #113 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 525 | #125 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 408 | #147 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 357 | #158 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 352 | #154 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 293 | #168 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 272 | #173 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 245 | #178 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 285 | #187 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 235 | #181 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 159 | #232 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 131 | #248 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 105 | #286 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 99 | #281 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 90 | #292 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 81 | #305 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 86 | #294 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 59 | #331 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 64 | #316 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 40 | #387 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 37 | #411 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 22 | #488 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 26 | #431 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 23 | #445 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 17 | #519 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 18 | #464 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 14 | #506 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #580 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 5 | #942 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wilma reached #1,310 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #62 in 1925. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wilma
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.