Wilma
Wilma is a female given name, a feminine form of William. People with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Wilma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wilma is a female given name, a feminine form of William. People with the name include:
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The Story of Wilma
Wilma first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 4,175 Wilmas were born — ranking #62 that year. As of 2026, Wilma ranks #4,058 for baby girls with 36 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 140K Wilmas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Wilma
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Wilma Arizapana (born 1982), Peruvian long-distance runner
- Wilma van den Berg (born 1947), Dutch sprinter
- Wilma M. Blom , marine scientist
- Wilma Burgess (1939–2003), American singer
- Wilma Chan (1949–2021), American politician
- Wilma Lee Cooper (1921–2011), American singer
- Wilma Cosmé (born 1966), Puerto Rican singer known as Sa-Fire
- Wilma De Angelis (born 1931), Italian singer and TV presenter
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Names that sound like Wilma
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About the name Wilma
Wilma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 140K births in the dataset. Wilma's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #62. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilma's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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