Wilmer Name Popularity

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How popular is Wilmer?

The uncommon name Wilmer was the 1,682nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Wilmer, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #256 in 1915.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 443 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Wilmer was 11 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Wilmer occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1907-1915, 1917-1920, 1981-1987, 1989-1992, 1996-2001, and 2002-2007, whereas 1947-1950, 1951-1954, 1961-1965, 1969-1972, and 2009-2012 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Wilmer popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

Wilmer's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Wilmer lately has remained about the same.

The name Wilmer is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Wilmer (Girl)		Wilmer (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	94	1,682
2017		< 5	--	82	1,822
2016		< 5	--	108	1,541
2015		< 5	--	103	1,573
2014		< 5	--	99	1,593
2013		< 5	--	88	1,692
2012		< 5	--	94	1,655
2011		< 5	--	108	1,500
2010		< 5	--	124	1,371
2009		< 5	--	135	1,303
2008		< 5	--	120	1,412
2007		< 5	--	175	1,069
2006		< 5	--	146	1,159
2005		< 5	--	137	1,169
2004		< 5	--	115	1,302
2003		< 5	--	100	1,363
2002		< 5	--	100	1,331
2001		< 5	--	113	1,202
2000		< 5	--	95	1,351
1999		< 5	--	79	1,470
1998		< 5	--	66	1,599
1997		< 5	--	72	1,485
1996		< 5	--	62	1,597
1995		< 5	--	62	1,548
1994		< 5	--	55	1,662
1993		< 5	--	65	1,458
1992		< 5	--	74	1,320
1991		< 5	--	50	1,675
1990		< 5	--	50	1,662
1989		< 5	--	51	1,589
1988		< 5	--	50	1,511
1987		< 5	--	60	1,268
1986		< 5	--	42	1,586
1985		< 5	--	46	1,482
1984		< 5	--	34	1,720
1983		< 5	--	29	1,903
1982		< 5	--	34	1,730
1981		< 5	--	30	1,899
1980		< 5	--	31	1,849
1979		< 5	--	37	1,595
1978		< 5	--	29	1,834
1977		< 5	--	28	1,859
1976		< 5	--	34	1,607
1975		< 5	--	36	1,502
1974		< 5	--	32	1,583
1973		< 5	--	40	1,329
1972		< 5	--	35	1,452
1971		< 5	--	46	1,235
1970		< 5	--	48	1,207
1969		< 5	--	52	1,085
1968		< 5	--	53	1,025
1967		< 5	--	52	1,018
1966		< 5	--	54	997
1965		< 5	--	47	1,096
1964		< 5	--	68	928
1963		< 5	--	63	953
1962		< 5	--	62	972
1961		< 5	--	79	864
1960		< 5	--	71	903
1959		6	6,233	79	865
1958		< 5	--	71	901
1957		5	6,991	87	812
1956		5	6,877	79	849
1955		< 5	--	105	715
1954		< 5	--	83	794
1953		< 5	--	94	741
1952		< 5	--	112	658
1951		7	4,824	108	674
1950		10	3,658	93	715
1949		8	4,231	119	626
1948		10	3,592	137	571
1947		8	4,338	148	555
1946		10	3,425	125	576
1945		8	3,673	115	562
1944		11	2,942	146	502
1943		12	2,860	189	459
1942		12	2,813	146	508
1941		12	2,667	169	454
1940		11	2,733	158	461
1939		12	2,587	156	462
1938		16	2,111	177	431
1937		16	2,096	181	422
1936		10	2,850	184	404
1935		17	2,003	194	394
1934		14	2,287	197	395
1933		14	2,271	207	379
1932		18	1,953	248	352
1931		16	2,104	264	335
1930		18	2,018	265	347
1929		20	1,891	270	341
1928		19	2,022	298	325
1927		24	1,770	337	314
1926		27	1,621	312	323
1925		24	1,792	356	302
1924		29	1,611	365	299
1923		26	1,669	351	300
1922		24	1,783	367	296
1921		23	1,866	425	272
1920		30	1,510	443	259
1919		34	1,347	333	297
1918		19	2,027	344	298
1917		15	2,310	342	279
1916		23	1,629	343	275
1915		24	1,522	352	256
1914		17	1,662	255	273
1913		13	1,763	197	281
1912		11	1,838	134	326
1911		10	1,653	78	304
1910		12	1,418	56	331
1909		7	1,953	45	354
1908		< 5	--	43	348
1907		< 5	--	40	350
1906		5	2,214	37	345
1905		6	1,924	37	336
1904		6	1,870	37	334
1903		< 5	--	36	317
1902		< 5	--	25	413
1901		< 5	--	22	406
1900		9	1,428	43	329
1899		< 5	--	15	520
1898		< 5	--	26	393
1897		< 5	--	15	555
1896		< 5	--	22	423
1895		< 5	--	27	367
1894		< 5	--	23	398
1893		< 5	--	28	340
1892		< 5	--	28	370
1891		< 5	--	19	410
1890		< 5	--	15	510
1889		< 5	--	14	524
1888		< 5	--	16	502
1887		< 5	--	15	458
1886		< 5	--	19	416
1885		< 5	--	16	479
1884		< 5	--	18	449
1883		< 5	--	15	478
1882		< 5	--	20	415
1881		< 5	--	11	562
1880		< 5	--	19	401

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.