Middle names for Wilma
Good middle names for Wilma change the rhythm, start with a different sound and end differently, so the full name doesn't blur or rhyme. Wilma has 2 syllables and ranked #3,705 for girls in 2025; these girl names, all well established in US records, fit those rules.
1-syllable middle names
Wilma has 2 syllables; a 1-syllable middle name gives a contrasting rhythm.
- Wilma Grace grace (virtue name)
- Wilma Claire clear, bright
- Wilma Quinn descendant of Conn (surname)
- Wilma Jade jade (the green gemstone)
- Wilma Maeve
- Wilma Rose rose (flower); originally Germanic 'fame' + 'kind'
- Wilma Sloane descendant of Sluaghadhán (surname)
- Wilma June June (the month)
- Wilma Ruth
- Wilma Faith faith
- Wilma Blair field, plain
- Wilma Jane God is gracious (feminine of John)
3-syllable middle names
A longer or shorter middle name also keeps the full name from sounding sing-song.
- Wilma Sophia wisdom
- Wilma Sofia wisdom
- Wilma Camila feminine form of Camillus
- Wilma Violet the violet flower
- Wilma Gianna feminine of Gianni (John)
- Wilma Madison son of Matthew (or of Maud)
- Wilma Naomi my pleasantness
- Wilma Lillian lily (probably)
- Wilma Delilah
- Wilma Leilani heavenly lei; royal child
- Wilma Josephine feminine of Joseph: God will add
- Wilma Genesis origin, beginning
Classic and vintage middle names
Names that have lasted (timeless) or are coming back after a century (vintage revival), by our measured style lists.
- Wilma Dorothy gift of God
- Wilma Ruth
- Wilma Frances Frenchwoman (feminine of Francis)
- Wilma Maria
- Wilma Rose rose (flower); originally Germanic 'fame' + 'kind'
- Wilma Julia
- Wilma Charlotte feminine form of Charles
- Wilma Florence flourishing, blooming
- Wilma Louise famous in battle (feminine of Louis)
- Wilma Josephine feminine of Joseph: God will add
Middle names from Wilma's era
Names whose popularity rose and fell with Wilma's, so they feel of a piece with it.
- Wilma Melba from Melbourne (Nellie Melba)
- Wilma Bernadine
- Wilma Lois
- Wilma Dorothy gift of God
- Wilma Virginia feminine of the Roman family name Verginius
- Wilma Juanita pet form of Juana (Joan)
- Wilma Marian from Marion (Mary), or Mary + Ann
- Wilma Marjorie variant of Margery (Margaret), 'pearl'
- Wilma Maxine feminine of Max (from Maximilian)
- Wilma Geraldine coined for 'one of the Fitzgeralds'
Try it with your last name
The surname changes everything: a middle name that flows with Wilma can clash with your last name. Check Wilma with a middle and last name for rhythm, initials and the monogram.
How these were chosen
There is no official record of middle names, so these come from sound rules, not popularity: a different number of syllables from Wilma, a different first sound and ending, and no repeated consonant or vowel run-on where the names meet. Initials depend on your last name, so the full-name checker tests them. Candidates are names given to at least 2,500 girls in the last five years. Style groups use our measured style lists, and "same era" names are those with the most similar popularity curve to Wilma.