Name profile

Wilma

Short form of Wilhelmina.

PronunciationGerman /ˈvɪl.ma/; Dutch /ˈʋɪl.maː/; English /ˈwɪl.mə/
Usage languagesDutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
US rank (2025)#3,645

Meaning and history

Wilma is a short form of Wilhelmina, introduced to America in the 19th century by German settlers.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 23 births, rank #5,709
2007: 26 births, rank #5,377
2008: 27 births, rank #5,279
2009: 31 births, rank #4,677
2010: 28 births, rank #4,974
20112011: 28 births, rank #4,915
2012: 25 births, rank #5,398
2013: 32 births, rank #4,422
2014: 20 births, rank #6,207
2015: 32 births, rank #4,403
20162016: 23 births, rank #5,622
2017: 34 births, rank #4,220
2018: 42 births, rank #3,614
2019: 36 births, rank #4,006
2020: 38 births, rank #3,778
20212021: 31 births, rank #4,413
2022: 43 births, rank #3,595
2023: 34 births, rank #4,191
2024: 37 births, rank #3,963
20252025: 41 births, rank #3,645

Wilma moved from #892 to #940 for girls between 1972 and 1973. Its highest annual birth count came in 1925, with 4,175 births.