Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Wilma

WIL-mə · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Resolute protection, short form of Wilhelmina
Language
German
Culture
Germanic;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4100
2024 births36
Peak year1925
First appeared1880
Total US births140,056
1925 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
WillieWillWil
Alternate spellings
VilmaWillma
In other languages
Wilma (German)Vilma (Spanish/Portuguese/Hungarian)

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