Wilmer is an established boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Wilmer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,742 for boy births in the United States (and #3,720 across all names), given to 94 babies. Wilmer first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (443 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,742 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,854 |
| 2023 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,537 |
| 2022 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,610 |
| 2021 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,613 |
| 2020 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,935 |
| 2019 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,688 |
| 2018 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,670 |
| 2017 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,826 |
| 2016 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,547 |
| 2015 | 103 | 108 | — | #1,579 |
| 2014 | 99 | 105 | — | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,693 |
| 2012 | 94 | 99 | — | #1,656 |
| 2011 | 108 | 115 | — | #1,502 |
| 2010 | 124 | 135 | — | #1,371 |
| 2009 | 135 | 145 | — | #1,303 |
| 2008 | 120 | 129 | — | #1,413 |
| 2007 | 175 | 187 | — | #1,069 |
| 2006 | 149 | 161 | — | #1,143 |
| 2005 | 137 | 148 | — | #1,169 |
| 2004 | 116 | 133 | — | #1,291 |
| 2003 | 100 | 113 | — | #1,363 |
| 2002 | 101 | 117 | — | #1,325 |
| 2001 | 113 | 129 | — | #1,202 |
| 2000 | 95 | 111 | — | #1,352 |
| 1999 | 79 | 95 | — | #1,470 |
| 1998 | 66 | 79 | — | #1,601 |
| 1997 | 73 | — | — | #1,479 |
| 1996 | 62 | — | — | #1,597 |
| 1995 | 62 | — | — | #1,548 |
| 1994 | 55 | — | — | #1,662 |
| 1993 | 65 | — | — | #1,459 |
| 1992 | 74 | — | — | #1,320 |
| 1991 | 50 | — | — | #1,675 |
| 1990 | 50 | — | — | #1,661 |
| 1989 | 51 | — | — | #1,589 |
| 1988 | 50 | — | — | #1,513 |
| 1987 | 60 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1986 | 42 | — | — | #1,587 |
| 1985 | 46 | — | — | #1,483 |
| 1984 | 34 | — | — | #1,722 |
| 1983 | 29 | — | — | #1,903 |
| 1982 | 34 | — | — | #1,732 |
| 1981 | 30 | — | — | #1,898 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | — | #1,850 |
| 1979 | 36 | — | — | #1,631 |
| 1978 | 29 | — | — | #1,833 |
| 1977 | 29 | — | — | #1,821 |
| 1976 | 34 | — | — | #1,607 |
| 1975 | 36 | — | — | #1,504 |
| 1974 | 32 | — | — | #1,581 |
| 1973 | 40 | — | — | #1,328 |
| 1972 | 35 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1971 | 46 | — | — | #1,234 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1969 | 52 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1968 | 53 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1967 | 52 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1966 | 54 | — | — | #997 |
| 1965 | 47 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1964 | 68 | — | — | #928 |
| 1963 | 63 | — | — | #955 |
| 1962 | 62 | — | — | #972 |
| 1961 | 79 | — | — | #866 |
| 1960 | 71 | — | — | #904 |
| 1959 | 85 | — | #6,235 | #863 |
| 1958 | 71 | — | — | #901 |
| 1957 | 92 | — | #6,992 | #812 |
| 1956 | 84 | — | #6,881 | #848 |
| 1955 | 105 | — | — | #714 |
| 1954 | 83 | — | — | #794 |
| 1953 | 95 | — | — | #737 |
| 1952 | 112 | — | — | #658 |
| 1951 | 115 | — | #4,823 | #674 |
| 1950 | 103 | — | #3,660 | #715 |
| 1949 | 128 | — | #4,230 | #623 |
| 1948 | 147 | — | #3,592 | #571 |
| 1947 | 156 | — | #4,336 | #555 |
| 1946 | 135 | — | #3,426 | #576 |
| 1945 | 123 | — | #3,673 | #562 |
| 1944 | 158 | — | #2,942 | #501 |
| 1943 | 201 | — | #2,860 | #459 |
| 1942 | 158 | — | #2,815 | #507 |
| 1941 | 181 | — | #2,666 | #454 |
| 1940 | 169 | — | #2,733 | #461 |
| 1939 | 168 | — | #2,587 | #462 |
| 1938 | 193 | — | #2,110 | #431 |
| 1937 | 197 | — | #2,096 | #422 |
| 1936 | 194 | — | #2,851 | #404 |
| 1935 | 211 | — | #2,004 | #394 |
| 1934 | 211 | — | #2,287 | #394 |
| 1933 | 221 | — | #2,272 | #378 |
| 1932 | 266 | — | #1,955 | #352 |
| 1931 | 280 | — | #2,103 | #335 |
| 1930 | 283 | — | #2,020 | #347 |
| 1929 | 290 | — | #1,891 | #341 |
| 1928 | 317 | — | #2,022 | #325 |
| 1927 | 361 | — | #1,768 | #313 |
| 1926 | 339 | — | #1,621 | #323 |
| 1925 | 380 | — | #1,792 | #302 |
| 1924 | 394 | — | #1,611 | #299 |
| 1923 | 377 | — | #1,669 | #300 |
| 1922 | 392 | — | #1,783 | #295 |
| 1921 | 448 | — | #1,864 | #272 |
| 1920 | 473 | — | #1,510 | #259 |
| 1919 | 367 | — | #1,347 | #297 |
| 1918 | 363 | — | #2,027 | #298 |
| 1917 | 357 | — | #2,310 | #279 |
| 1916 | 366 | — | #1,629 | #275 |
| 1915 | 376 | — | #1,522 | #256 |
| 1914 | 272 | — | #1,662 | #273 |
| 1913 | 210 | — | #1,763 | #281 |
| 1912 | 145 | — | #1,838 | #326 |
| 1911 | 88 | — | #1,653 | #304 |
| 1910 | 68 | — | #1,418 | #331 |
| 1909 | 52 | — | #1,953 | #354 |
| 1908 | 43 | — | — | #348 |
| 1907 | 40 | — | — | #350 |
| 1906 | 42 | — | #2,214 | #345 |
| 1905 | 43 | — | #1,924 | #336 |
| 1904 | 43 | — | #1,870 | #334 |
| 1903 | 36 | — | — | #317 |
| 1902 | 25 | — | — | #413 |
| 1901 | 22 | — | — | #406 |
| 1900 | 52 | — | #1,428 | #329 |
| 1899 | 15 | — | — | #520 |
| 1898 | 26 | — | — | #393 |
| 1897 | 15 | — | — | #555 |
| 1896 | 22 | — | — | #423 |
| 1895 | 27 | — | — | #367 |
| 1894 | 23 | — | — | #398 |
| 1893 | 28 | — | — | #340 |
| 1892 | 28 | — | — | #370 |
| 1891 | 19 | — | — | #410 |
| 1890 | 15 | — | — | #510 |
| 1889 | 14 | — | — | #524 |
| 1888 | 16 | — | — | #502 |
| 1887 | 15 | — | — | #458 |
| 1886 | 19 | — | — | #416 |
| 1885 | 16 | — | — | #479 |
| 1884 | 18 | — | — | #449 |
| 1883 | 15 | — | — | #478 |
| 1882 | 20 | — | — | #415 |
| 1881 | 11 | — | — | #562 |
| 1880 | 19 | — | — | #401 |