Willma

WIHL-muh /ˈwɪlmə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Willma is a rare variant of William that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Willma is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1965. Willma was first reported in SSA data in 1898 and peaked in 1918 (27 births).

About the name Willma

PronunciationWIHL-muh /ˈwɪlmə/
CultureGerman
27peak births 1918
1898first in SSA data

Names similar to Willma

How popular is Willma?

Girls named Willma
189819001910192019301940195019601965
Girls named Willma per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1898–1965 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1965) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Willma total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19656—#6,526
19627—#5,850
19615—#7,516
19595—#7,188
19587—#5,393
19565—#6,880
19555—#6,715
19549—#4,274
19537—#5,030
19527—#4,899
195112—#3,281
195012—#3,231
194915—#2,723
19489—#3,878
194710—#3,698
194610—#3,425
19457—#4,017
19447—#4,047
194313—#2,691
194212—#2,813
19419—#3,247
194013—#2,420
193916—#2,123
193813—#2,444
193720—#1,782
193611—#2,688
193511—#2,726
193418—#1,910
193324—#1,549
193213—#2,488
193122—#1,683
193017—#2,107
19299—#3,390
192813—#2,620
192720—#2,024
192612—#2,869
19259—#3,660
192425—#1,769
192316—#2,362
192217—#2,286
192115—#2,506
192015—#2,460
191922—#1,800
191827—#1,565
191718—#1,993
191617—#2,026
191517—#1,963
19149—#2,633
19138—#2,538
191212—#1,717
19115—#2,862
19105—#2,778
19087—#1,859
19066—#1,945
19027—#1,591
18985—#1,972