Wilmon
Wilmon is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Wilmon W. Blackmar (1841–1905), United States military officer Wilmon Brewer (1895–1998), American literary scholar, poet, and philanthropist Wilmon Newell (1878–1943), American entomologist Wilmon Henry Sheldon (1875–1981), American philosopher
Meaning & Origin of Wilmon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wilmon is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Wilmon W. Blackmar (1841–1905), United States military officer Wilmon Brewer (1895–1998), American literary scholar, poet, and philanthropist Wilmon Newell (1878–1943), American entomologist Wilmon Henry Sheldon (1875–1981), American philosopher
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The Story of Wilmon
Wilmon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 21 Wilmons were born — ranking #1,695 that year. As of 2026, Wilmon ranks #4,049 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 351 Wilmons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Wilmon
Wilmon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 351 births in the dataset. Wilmon's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,695. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilmon'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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