Wilma Prehn
There are approximately 1 people named Wilma Prehn living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Wilma with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Prehn. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Wilma
30K
Alive today
Named Prehn
630
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 30K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1925
Average age: 75
Top Census group: White (74.5%)
Estimated bearers: 630
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #42,533
Per 100K: 0.18
Top ancestry: White (93.6%)
First name trend
Wilma: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Wilma. The peak year was 1925 with 4,202 births. The average person named Wilma today is 75 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Wilma
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Wilma, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 74.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Wilma described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Wilma at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.5% · 36,788
- Black or African American12.6% · 6,220
- Hispanic or Latino6.2% · 3,054
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.7% · 1,814
- Two or more races2.0% · 1,000
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 521
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Prehn surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Prehn, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Prehn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Prehn at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White93.6% · 514
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 16
- Two or more races2.2% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Wilma has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0089% of the US population, based on 30,492 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Wilma right now.
The surname Prehn appears at a rate of 0.18 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Wilma Prehn. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Wilma Prehn: questions and answers
How many people are named Wilma Prehn?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Wilma Prehn. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0089%) with the surname frequency (0.18 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Wilma Prehn?
We classify Wilma Prehn as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Wilma a male or female name?
Wilma is predominantly female. Out of 140,810 total SSA registrations, 0.5% were male and 99.5% were female. See the full Wilma profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Wilma Prehn?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.