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“Will and fame” — Old English origin
Boy's name · #1742 in the US (2025) · Timeless
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.
Around the world: about 1 in 550 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 900 boys in Norway (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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 · Reynaldo · Elmer · Vander · Woodrow
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