Is Wylma a boy or girl name?

Wylma is a girl’s name. Of the 542 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Wylma

Recorded 1899–1953 · United States

Wylma was most popular in 1920, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,520 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 542 people named Wylma.

Wylma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wylma’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wylma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wylma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 542 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