Wilmot
Wilmot is a masculine and feminine given name. It may refer to:Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1899–1979), American geologist Wilmot Brookings (1830–1905), American pioneer, frontier judge, early South Dakotan politician and provisional governor of the Dakota Territory Wilmot Arthur de Silva (1869-1942), Sri Lankan Sinhala veterinary surgeon, politician, and philanthropist Wilmot Fawkes (1846–1926), Royal…
- Medieval English
Meaning & Origin of Wilmot
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wilmot is a masculine and feminine given name. It may refer to:Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1899–1979), American geologist Wilmot Brookings (1830–1905), American pioneer, frontier judge, early South Dakotan politician and provisional governor of the Dakota Territory Wilmot Arthur de Silva (1869-1942), Sri Lankan Sinhala veterinary surgeon, politician, and philanthropist Wilmot Fawkes (1846–1926), Royal…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Medieval English
The Story of Wilmot
Wilmot first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1906, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 27 Wilmots were born — ranking #1,304 that year. As of 2026, Wilmot ranks #8,700 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 454 Wilmots have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Wilmot
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About the name Wilmot
Wilmot is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 454 births in the dataset. Wilmot's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,304. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilmot'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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