Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wilmer

#898 most common boys' name of all time · #2,060 across all names · 96% male / 4% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#898
Rank overall
#2,060 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
16,722
Since 2016
969
Peak year
1920 #259
Best rank
#256 1915
Girls Boys peak 473/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Wilmer is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 94 94 #1,730
2024 88 88 #1,834
2023 115 115 #1,530
2022 109 109 #1,607
2021 106 106 #1,606
2020 76 76 #1,922
2019 95 95 #1,678
2018 96 96 #1,663
2017 82 82 #1,820
2016 108 108 #1,541
2015 103 103 #1,568
2014 99 99 #1,589
2013 88 88 #1,686
2012 94 94 #1,638
2011 108 108 #1,496
2010 124 124 #1,369
2009 135 135 #1,298
2008 120 120 #1,409
2007 175 175 #1,066
2006 149 149 #1,141
2005 137 137 #1,163
2004 116 116 #1,287
2003 100 100 #1,358
2002 101 101 #1,315
2001 113 113 #1,200
2000 95 95 #1,341
1999 79 79 #1,458
1998 66 66 #1,586
1997 73 73 #1,468
1996 62 62 #1,586
1995 62 62 #1,528
1994 55 55 #1,644
1993 65 65 #1,448
1992 74 74 #1,309
1991 50 50 #1,654
1990 50 50 #1,636
1989 51 51 #1,568
1988 50 50 #1,501
1987 60 60 #1,259
1986 42 42 #1,566
1985 46 46 #1,455
1984 34 34 #1,694
1983 29 29 #1,869
1982 34 34 #1,702
1981 30 30 #1,867
1980 31 31 #1,809
1979 36 36 #1,600
1978 29 29 #1,798
1977 29 29 #1,782
1976 34 34 #1,575
1975 36 36 #1,480
1974 32 32 #1,552
1973 40 40 #1,314
1972 35 35 #1,441
1971 46 46 #1,217
1970 48 48 #1,193
1969 52 52 #1,077
1968 53 53 #1,019
1967 52 52 #1,007
1966 54 54 #991
1965 47 47 #1,083
1964 68 68 #922
1963 63 63 #950
1962 62 62 #969
1961 79 79 #860
1960 71 71 #898
1959 6 79 85 #854
1958 71 71 #893
1957 5 87 92 #805
1956 5 79 84 #843
1955 105 105 #713
1954 83 83 #790
1953 95 95 #735
1952 112 112 #653
1951 7 108 115 #672
1950 10 93 103 #711
1949 8 120 128 #621
1948 10 137 147 #570
1947 8 148 156 #553
1946 10 125 135 #574
1945 8 115 123 #560
1944 11 147 158 #499
1943 12 189 201 #459
1942 12 146 158 #507
1941 12 169 181 #453
1940 11 158 169 #460
1939 12 156 168 #461
1938 16 177 193 #431
1937 16 181 197 #421
1936 10 184 194 #403
1935 17 194 211 #393
1934 14 197 211 #394
1933 14 207 221 #377
1932 18 248 266 #352
1931 16 264 280 #334
1930 18 265 283 #346
1929 20 270 290 #340
1928 19 298 317 #325
1927 24 337 361 #313
1926 27 312 339 #323
1925 24 356 380 #302
1924 29 365 394 #299
1923 26 351 377 #300
1922 24 368 392 #295
1921 23 425 448 #272
1920 30 443 473 #259
1919 34 333 367 #297
1918 19 344 363 #297
1917 15 342 357 #279
1916 23 343 366 #275
1915 24 352 376 #256
1914 17 255 272 #273
1913 13 197 210 #279
1912 11 134 145 #323
1911 10 78 88 #302
1910 12 56 68 #331
1909 7 45 52 #351
1908 43 43 #347
1907 40 40 #346
1906 5 37 42 #344
1905 6 37 43 #332
1904 6 37 43 #332
1903 36 36 #317
1902 25 25 #407
1901 22 22 #404
1900 9 43 52 #327
1899 15 15 #506
1898 26 26 #389
1897 15 15 #521
1896 22 22 #421
1895 27 27 #362
1894 23 23 #395
1893 28 28 #334
1892 28 28 #365
1891 19 19 #402
1890 15 15 #497
1889 14 14 #505
1888 16 16 #486
1887 15 15 #444
1886 19 19 #409
1885 16 16 #466
1884 18 18 #436
1883 15 15 #463
1882 20 20 #407
1881 11 11 #537
1880 19 19 #401