Wilmer
Meaning
from the Old English name Wilmǣr, likely via a surname; sometimes regarded as a masculine form of Wilma
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Wilmer peaked in the 1900s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
619 people · the #11,548 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 32
Among people named Wilmer living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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