Wilmer
Wilmer was the 1742nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 256th; the most babies were born in 1920 (443). Over the last ten years it has moved down 163 places. More babies were named Wilmer in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,742 boys, up 193 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920443 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,722babies recorded
Wilmer popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 743 since 1900.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,742 | 94 |
| 2020 | #1,935 | 76 |
| 2010 | #1,371 | 124 |
| 2000 | #1,352 | 95 |
| 1990 | #1,661 | 50 |
| 1980 | #1,850 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,206 | 48 |
| 1960 | #904 | 71 |
| 1950 | #715 | 93 |
| 1940 | #461 | 158 |
| 1930 | #347 | 265 |
| 1920 | #259 | 443 |
| 1910 | #331 | 56 |
| 1900 | #329 | 43 |
| 1890 | #510 | 15 |
| 1880 | #401 | 19 |
How popular is Wilmer, counting every spelling?
Wilmer is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,549 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,742 for Wilmer on its own. Together these spellings went to 101 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmer | 94 | #1,742 | 512 |
| Wilmar | 7 | #10,620 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Wilmer?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wilmer (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wilmer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wilmer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wilmer?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Wilmer are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 16 and 65. That makes Wilmer mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Wilmer by state
How common Wilmer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.5×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wilmer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wilmer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wilmer
How popular is the name Wilmer?
Wilmer was the 1742nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 256th; the most babies were born in 1920 (443). Over the last ten years it has moved down 163 places. More babies were named Wilmer in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Wilmer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wilmer in the US.
Where is Wilmer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Wilmer was most common in Tennessee (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Pennsylvania.