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 first appears in 1898 and peaked in 1918 (27 births).

About the name Willma

PronunciationWIHL-muh /ˈwɪlmə/
CultureGerman
27peak births 1918
1898first appeared

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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)

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