Wilmeth
The Story of Wilmeth
As a girl name
American parents first put Wilmeth on the record books as a girl name in 1917, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 5 Wilmeths were born — ranking #4,594 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1917 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Wilmeths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Wilmeth on the record books as a boy name in 1919, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 5 Wilmeths were born — ranking #4,168 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1919 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Wilmeths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Wilmeth
Wilmeth is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Wilmeth's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #4,594. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilmeth'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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