Is Willma a boy or girl name?

Willma is a girl’s name. Of the 673 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Willma

Recorded 1898–1965 · United States

Willma was most popular in 1918, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,767 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 673 people named Willma.

Willma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Willma’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Willma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Willma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 673 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org