How Many People Are Named Wilmuth?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Wilmuth. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Wilmuth peaked in popularity in 1920 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wilmuth 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 Wilmuth paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wilmuth is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1920
7 births
Total Registered
51
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wilmuth
Wilmuth is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 51 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wilmuth as a female name
Ranked #4,837 in 1926
6 female births in 1926
Peak: 1920 (7 births)
Wilmuth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wilmuth span from the 1910s to the 1920s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 31 babies were registered. Wilmuth remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wilmuth by Decade
How has Wilmuth 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.
Wilmuth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wilmuth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wilmuth
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wilmuth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wilmuth?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Wilmuth 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Wilmuth a common name?
Wilmuth is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 51 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wilmuth most popular?
Wilmuth reached peak popularity in 1920, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wilmuth is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wilmuth a female name?
Wilmuth is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wilmuth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wilmuth Smith, Wilmuth Johnson, Wilmuth 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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