Given name & surname
Wilmar
“a strong-willed and wellknown man”
Wilmar is a variant of Wilmer. One German interpretation is “a strong-willed and wellknown man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wilmar is a variant of Wilmer. One German interpretation is “a strong-willed and wellknown man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wilmar is a variant of Wilmer. An origin associated with Wilmer is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wilmar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 613
- 597 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,620 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,620 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,189 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Wilmar
- Wilmar BarriosColombian association football playerborn 1993
- Wílmar RoldánColombian football referee corruptborn 1980
- Wilmar CabreraUruguayan footballerborn 1959
- Wilmar JordánColombian footballerborn 1990
- Wilmar ParedesColombian track and road cyclistborn 1996
- Wilmar H. ShirasAmerican writer1908–1990
- Wilmar SantinBrazilian priestborn 1952
- Jahir Pérezroad bicycle racerborn 1986
- Wilmar ValenciaPeruvian association football playerborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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