Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Wilma

Gender

Female

Origin

Germanic
Resolute protector
German
Resolute or famous

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Wilma

Pronunciation

wi(l)-ma

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1929 (rank #1312, 29 births); most recent 1961 (rank #2701, 10 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1925 (rank #62, 4,174 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3645, 41 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–41
2024–36
2023–33
2022–43
2021–31
2020–38
2019–36
2018–42
2017–34
2016–23

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #2277, 12 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202512
20249
20237
202210
20217
20206
20195
20185
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #641, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20234
20223
20216
2020–
20194
2018–
201710
20163
20154
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #490, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #204, 19 births); most recent 1983 (rank #453, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1932 (rank #59, 19 births); most recent 1970 (rank #418, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence