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Wilma

Girl

Meaning of Wilma: Germanic: 'resolute protector'

Wilma is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3547th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3547

41 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

140,855

First recorded 1880 · peak 1925

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 78 babies1982: 81 babies1983: 65 babies1984: 54 babies1985: 51 babies1986: 56 babies1987: 40 babies1988: 51 babies1989: 54 babies1990: 59 babies19901991: 41 babies1992: 45 babies1993: 47 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 46 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 32 babies20002001: 29 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 27 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 31 babies2010: 28 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 32 babies2016: 23 babies2017: 34 babies2018: 42 babies2019: 36 babies2020: 38 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 43 babies2023: 34 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 41 babies
US babies named Wilma per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 81.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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