Given name
Wylma
“determined protector”
Wylma is a variant of Wilhelmina. In German use, Wilhelmina carries the interpretation “determined protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wylma is a variant of Wilhelmina. In German use, Wilhelmina carries the interpretation “determined protector.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1899. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wylma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 542
- 0 boys · 542 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1953. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 113 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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