How Many People Are Named Willma?
An estimated 139 people in the United States have the first name Willma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Willma peaked in popularity in 1918 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Willma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Willma is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
139
About 1 in 2,465,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1918
27 births
Total Registered
673
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willma
Willma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 673 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Willma as a female name
Ranked #6,526 in 1965
6 female births in 1965
Peak: 1918 (27 births)
Willma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willma span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 165 babies were registered. Willma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Willma by Decade
How has Willma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Willma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Willma
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Willma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willma?
We estimate approximately 139 people named Willma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,465,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Willma a common name?
Willma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 673 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willma most popular?
Willma reached peak popularity in 1918, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willma is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willma a female name?
Willma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willma Smith, Willma Johnson, Willma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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