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Wilmer

Boy's name · #1742 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Wilmer holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1742 in 2025). About 16,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Wilmer is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Wilmer ranks in other countries and regions.

#114 in Sweden (2025) · #184 in Norway (2025) · #279 in Ecuador (2025).

Famous Wilmers

• Wilmer Valderrama — American-Venezuelan actor
• Wilmer Allison — US tennis player (1904–1977)
• Wilmer Cabrera — Colombian footballer and manager
• Wilmer López — Costa Rican footballer
• Wilmer Crisanto — Honduran footballer

In stories & tradition

• Wilmer McLean — Appomattox (musical stage work)

What Wilmers become

Among 115 notable people named Wilmer:

Sports figures appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Wilmer Cabrera, Colombian footballer and manager.

Similar names: Elton · Wilson · Everette · Elmer · Wayland · Warner

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