Wilma
About Wilma
In the US, Wilma is appears to be eternally fossilized in Bedrock as Fred Flintstone's wife, but in Sweden it's a Top 10 hottie. It did have its moment in the US--from 1912 to 1940 it was a Top 100 name. One notable namesake: track and field star Wilma Rudolph.
Pronounced WIL-muh.
As of October 2026, Wilma ranked #3705 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #62 in 1925.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,481 | 32 | 17.9 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,299 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2018 | #3,669 | 42 | 24.7 |
| 2019 | #4,070 | 36 | 21.4 |
| 2020 | #3,836 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 2021 | #4,500 | 31 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | #3,644 | 43 | 26.2 |
| 2023 | #4,354 | 33 | 20.6 |
| 2024 | #4,100 | 36 | 22.2 |
| 2025 | #3,705 | 41 | 25.5 |
World rankings
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Wilma on lists
Famous Wilmas
- Wilma Glodean Rudolph
American Olympic sprinter
- (Wilma) Jeanne Cooper
American actress
- Wilma Pearl Mankiller
Native American Cherokee chief
- Wilma L. Vaught
American Air Force brigadier general
- Wilhelmine Maria Franziska "Wilma" Neruda
Lady Hallé, Czech violinist
Wilma in pop culture
- Wilma Flintstone
character on "The Flintstones"
- Wilma Tenderfoot
character in a book series by Emma Kennedy
- Wilma/Wilhelmina "Will
" the Guardian of Quintessence in "W.I.T.C.H," a comic book and animated series
- Wilma
character from movie "Dude, Where's My Car?"
- Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis
character in play/film "Splendor in the Grass"