How Many People Are Named Wilma Rudolph?
There are approximately 2 people named Wilma Rudolph living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Wilma with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Rudolph. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
2
1 in 171,377,169 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Wilma: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Wilma. The peak year was 1925 with 4,202 births. The average person named Wilma today is 75 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Wilma
In the 2020 Census, the first name Wilma was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.59%) and Hispanic (6.18%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Wilma in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Wilma rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Rudolph Surname
The surname Rudolph was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Rudolph in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Wilma" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Rudolph" appears at a rate of 6.29 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Wilma are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Wilma
Other people with the surname Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Wilma Rudolph?
We estimate approximately 2 people named Wilma Rudolph are alive in the United States today. The first name Wilma is shared by 30,492 Americans, and the surname Rudolph is shared by 21,566.
How rare is the name Wilma Rudolph?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Wilma is uncommon and the surname Rudolph is uncommon.
Is Wilma a male or female name?
Wilma is predominantly female, with 0.5% of bearers being male and 99.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1925 and the average bearer today is 75 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Wilma?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Wilma was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.59%) and Hispanic (6.18%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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