Vilma

Girl

Vilma

Meaning

This name is in the birth records, but its history has not yet been added to the library. We add meanings only when they can be given with a source.

Its wave through time

A fashion of the 1920s

In the United States

4,890 babies given this name since 1901
At its height in 1927, about 1 in 5,600 girls
19 babies in 2020

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VelmaGirlUncertain. A late 19th-century American name, perhaps from Wilhelmina or a blend of names.Victorian · peak 1907

PhilomenaGirlGreek, usually explained as 'beloved' (philoumenē) or 'friend of strength' (philos and menos); the first is the more…Victorian · peak 1908

FilomenaGirlFrom Greek Philoumene 'beloved', from philein 'to love'.Victorian · peak 1907 · forgotten

PhilemonBoyGreek, from philēma 'kiss' or philos 'loving, affectionate'.Biblical · forgotten

PhilomelaGirlLikely from Greek philos 'loving' and melos 'song'; some connect the second part with mēlon 'apple' or 'sheep'.Greece · forgotten

Where this comes from

United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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