Is Wilmer a boy or girl name?
Wilmer is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 88 boys were named Wilmer, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.5% of the 16,626 US babies named Wilmer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,845
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Wilmer since 1880
- 16,626
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 473 babies
Boys and girls named Wilmer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 365 | 33 | 8.3% |
| 1910s | 2,434 | 178 | 6.8% |
| 1920s | 3,525 | 246 | 6.5% |
| 1930s | 2,073 | 151 | 6.8% |
| 1940s | 1,453 | 102 | 6.6% |
| 1950s | 912 | 33 | 3.5% |
| 1960s | 601 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 365 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 407 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 635 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,241 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 997 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 494 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 115 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 109 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 106 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 76 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 95 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 96 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 82 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 108 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 99 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 88 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 108 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 124 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 135 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 120 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 175 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 149 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 137 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 116 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 100 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 113 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 66 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 72 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 62 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 62 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 55 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 65 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 74 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 50 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 51 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 50 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 60 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 34 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 40 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 35 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 52 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 53 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 52 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 54 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 47 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 68 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 63 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 62 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 79 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 71 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 79 | #863 | 6 | #6,234 |
| 1958 | 71 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 87 | #812 | 5 | #6,992 |
| 1956 | 79 | #848 | 5 | #6,881 |
| 1955 | 105 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 83 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 95 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 112 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 108 | #674 | 7 | #4,823 |
| 1950 | 93 | #715 | 10 | #3,659 |
| 1949 | 119 | #627 | 8 | #4,230 |
| 1948 | 137 | #571 | 10 | #3,593 |
| 1947 | 148 | #555 | 8 | #4,336 |
| 1946 | 125 | #576 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1945 | 115 | #562 | 8 | #3,673 |
| 1944 | 147 | #501 | 11 | #2,942 |
| 1943 | 189 | #459 | 12 | #2,860 |
| 1942 | 146 | #507 | 12 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 169 | #454 | 12 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 158 | #461 | 11 | #2,733 |
| 1939 | 156 | #462 | 12 | #2,587 |
| 1938 | 177 | #431 | 16 | #2,110 |
| 1937 | 181 | #422 | 16 | #2,096 |
| 1936 | 184 | #404 | 10 | #2,850 |
| 1935 | 194 | #394 | 17 | #2,004 |
| 1934 | 197 | #394 | 14 | #2,287 |
| 1933 | 207 | #378 | 14 | #2,272 |
| 1932 | 248 | #352 | 18 | #1,955 |
| 1931 | 264 | #335 | 16 | #2,103 |
| 1930 | 265 | #347 | 18 | #2,020 |
| 1929 | 270 | #341 | 20 | #1,891 |
| 1928 | 298 | #325 | 19 | #2,022 |
| 1927 | 337 | #313 | 24 | #1,769 |
| 1926 | 312 | #323 | 27 | #1,621 |
| 1925 | 356 | #302 | 24 | #1,792 |
| 1924 | 365 | #299 | 29 | #1,611 |
| 1923 | 351 | #300 | 26 | #1,669 |
| 1922 | 368 | #295 | 24 | #1,783 |
| 1921 | 425 | #272 | 23 | #1,864 |
| 1920 | 443 | #259 | 30 | #1,510 |
| 1919 | 333 | #297 | 34 | #1,347 |
| 1918 | 344 | #298 | 19 | #2,027 |
| 1917 | 342 | #279 | 15 | #2,310 |
| 1916 | 343 | #275 | 23 | #1,629 |
| 1915 | 352 | #256 | 24 | #1,522 |
| 1914 | 255 | #273 | 17 | #1,662 |
| 1913 | 197 | #281 | 13 | #1,763 |
| 1912 | 134 | #326 | 11 | #1,838 |
| 1911 | 78 | #304 | 10 | #1,653 |
| 1910 | 56 | #331 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 1909 | 45 | #354 | 7 | #1,953 |
| 1908 | 43 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 40 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 37 | #345 | 5 | #2,214 |
| 1905 | 37 | #336 | 6 | #1,924 |
| 1904 | 37 | #334 | 6 | #1,870 |
| 1903 | 36 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 25 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 22 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 43 | #329 | 9 | #1,428 |
| 1899 | 15 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 26 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 15 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 22 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 27 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 23 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 28 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 28 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 19 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 15 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 14 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 16 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 19 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 16 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 18 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 15 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 20 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 11 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 19 | #401 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wilmer reached #256 in 1915. As a girl name, it reached #1,347 in 1919. 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 Wilmer
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.