Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Wilmer

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Resolute or famous
From the willow farm

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Pronunciation

wi(l)-mer

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #259, 443 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1728, 94 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1919 (rank #1325, 34 births); most recent 1959 (rank #5572, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202594–
202488–
2023115–
2022109–
2021106–
202076–
201995–
201896–
201782–
2016108–

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