At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1992 (#7,422)
- Babies in 1992
- 6 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #364 in 1885
- First recorded
- 1880
Meaning of Wm
Wm is a vibrant, unisex name—pronounced W-M (IPA: /dʌm/)—that springs from William, itself rooted in the Old Germanic wil (will) and helm (helmet). It carries the promise of determination wrapped in gentle armor. It might raise eyebrows on roll call, but that’s part of its charm. In the US, Wm first lit up birth records in the late 1800s, soared to 76 babies in 1925, and today graces only a handful of newborns, making it a rare spark in any family tree. There’s a playful Latin sabor here, like a sol brillante guiding alma and corazón, reminding everyone that even two simple letters can open un camino of historia and luz.
How to pronounce Wm
English
- Pronounced W-M /dʌm/
Popularity of Wm in the U.S.
Wm was last recorded in the U.S. in 1992, ranked #7,422 with 6 babies. It peaked at #364 in 1885.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1880–1992 101 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6 | 7,422 | ▲ 814 |
| 1991 | 5 | 8,236 | ▼ 3,243 |
| 1990 | 10 | 4,993 | ▼ 976 |
| 1989 | 13 | 4,017 | ▼ 1,650 |
| 1988 | 25 | 2,367 | ▲ 192 |
| 1987 | 21 | 2,559 | ▼ 269 |
| 1986 | 24 | 2,290 | ▼ 271 |
| 1985 | 28 | 2,019 | ▼ 177 |
| 1984 | 30 | 1,842 | ▼ 191 |
| 1983 | 35 | 1,651 | ▼ 88 |
| 1982 | 39 | 1,563 | ▲ 379 |
| 1981 | 28 | 1,942 | ▼ 90 |
| 1980 | 30 | 1,852 | ▲ 458 |
| 1979 | 21 | 2,310 | ▼ 105 |
| 1978 | 21 | 2,205 | ▼ 425 |
| 1977 | 29 | 1,780 | ▲ 152 |
| 1976 | 25 | 1,932 | ▲ 69 |
| 1975 | 23 | 2,001 | ▼ 254 |
| 1974 | 27 | 1,747 | ▲ 235 |
| 1973 | 21 | 1,982 | ▼ 261 |
| 1972 | 26 | 1,721 | ▼ 124 |
| 1971 | 30 | 1,597 | ▼ 260 |
| 1970 | 39 | 1,337 | ▲ 343 |
| 1969 | 24 | 1,680 | ▼ 202 |
| 1968 | 28 | 1,478 | ▲ 174 |
| 1967 | 22 | 1,652 | ▲ 564 |
| 1966 | 13 | 2,216 | ▲ 54 |
| 1965 | 13 | 2,270 | ▲ 1,769 |
| 1964 | 5 | 4,039 | ▼ 1,366 |
| 1963 | 10 | 2,673 | back (not recorded in 1962) |
| 1961 | 5 | 4,066 | ▼ 28 |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,038 | back (not recorded in 1956–1959) |
| 1955 | 6 | 3,505 | back (not recorded in 1950–1954) |
| 1949 | 5 | 3,690 | back (not recorded in 1947–1948) |
| 1946 | 6 | 3,173 | ▼ 430 |
| 1945 | 7 | 2,743 | ▼ 276 |
| 1944 | 9 | 2,467 | ▼ 393 |
| 1943 | 13 | 2,074 | ▲ 71 |
| 1942 | 12 | 2,145 | ▲ 346 |
| 1941 | 9 | 2,491 | ▲ 180 |
| 1940 | 8 | 2,671 | ▼ 62 |
| 1939 | 8 | 2,609 | ▼ 996 |
| 1938 | 18 | 1,613 | ▼ 132 |
| 1937 | 21 | 1,481 | ▲ 391 |
| 1936 | 14 | 1,872 | ▼ 35 |
| 1935 | 15 | 1,837 | ▲ 1,440 |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,277 | ▼ 1,184 |
| 1933 | 12 | 2,093 | ▼ 171 |
| 1932 | 15 | 1,922 | ▲ 729 |
| 1931 | 9 | 2,651 | ▼ 572 |
| 1930 | 14 | 2,079 | ▼ 599 |
| 1929 | 24 | 1,480 | ▼ 355 |
| 1928 | 39 | 1,125 | ▼ 188 |
| 1927 | 54 | 937 | ▼ 154 |
| 1926 | 69 | 783 | ▼ 28 |
| 1925 | 76 | 755 | ▲ 117 |
| 1924 | 62 | 872 | ▲ 215 |
| 1923 | 43 | 1,087 | ▼ 257 |
| 1922 | 67 | 830 | ▼ 16 |
| 1921 | 70 | 814 | ▼ 29 |
| 1920 | 72 | 785 | ▼ 47 |
| 1919 | 75 | 738 | ▼ 32 |
| 1918 | 80 | 706 | ▲ 38 |
| 1917 | 70 | 744 | ▼ 114 |
| 1916 | 85 | 630 | ▲ 32 |
| 1915 | 77 | 662 | ▲ 50 |
| 1914 | 53 | 712 | ▼ 45 |
| 1913 | 45 | 667 | ▲ 14 |
| 1912 | 39 | 681 | ▼ 156 |
| 1911 | 32 | 525 | ▼ 33 |
| 1910 | 32 | 492 | ▼ 114 |
| 1909 | 40 | 378 | ▲ 11 |
| 1908 | 36 | 389 | ▲ 50 |
| 1907 | 28 | 439 | ▼ 45 |
| 1906 | 30 | 394 | ▲ 198 |
| 1905 | 16 | 592 | ▲ 94 |
| 1904 | 12 | 686 | ▼ 293 |
| 1903 | 25 | 393 | ▲ 258 |
| 1902 | 12 | 651 | ▼ 244 |
| 1901 | 21 | 407 | ▲ 127 |
| 1900 | 20 | 534 | ▼ 110 |
| 1899 | 19 | 424 | ▼ 15 |
| 1898 | 23 | 409 | ▲ 13 |
| 1897 | 20 | 422 | ▼ 34 |
| 1896 | 25 | 388 | ▲ 168 |
| 1895 | 14 | 556 | ▼ 117 |
| 1894 | 19 | 439 | ▼ 4 |
| 1893 | 18 | 435 | ▲ 45 |
| 1892 | 17 | 480 | ▲ 286 |
| 1891 | 7 | 766 | ▼ 377 |
| 1890 | 21 | 389 | ▲ 160 |
| 1889 | 12 | 549 | ▼ 180 |
| 1888 | 25 | 369 | ▲ 69 |
| 1887 | 15 | 438 | ▲ 32 |
| 1886 | 15 | 470 | ▼ 106 |
| 1885 | 23 | 364 | ▲ 11 |
| 1884 | 22 | 375 | ▲ 73 |
| 1883 | 16 | 448 | ▼ 22 |
| 1882 | 18 | 426 | ▲ 16 |
| 1881 | 15 | 442 | ▲ 40 |
| 1880 | 14 | 482 | – |