Girl nameCurrently #1,817 in the USSteady

Wilhelmina

//ˌwɪlhɛlˈmiˌnɑ//

4 syllablesPeak year: 191610 lettersStarts with W

Meaning & origin

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Wilhelmina's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Wilhelmina, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Wilhelmina
188036
188149
188262
188354
188477
188576
188666
188777
188888
188995
189098
1891103
1892110
1893119
189494
189597
1896103
189779
1898106
1899109
1900114
1901107
1902112
1903105
190498
1905112
1906109
1907112
1908140
1909128
1910143
1911141
1912191
1913201
1914216
1915301
1916320
1917279
1918239
1919210
1920214
1921230
1922216
1923227
1924198
1925227
1926183
1927190
1928174
1929179
1930169
1931132
1932139
1933129
1934135
1935116
193692
1937108
1938108
1939123
1940105
194182
194298
1943105
194488
194586
194693
1947107
1948114
194976
1950123
1951126
195293
195388
195495
195589
195689
195783
195854
195964
196058
196152
196251
196359
196457
196554
196639
196745
196827
196933
197034
197142
197221
197316
197417
197516
197612
197719
197814
197925
198017
198115
198220
198314
198411
198514
198611
19878
198812
198910
199013
199113
199218
199311
199410
199511
199615
199716
19989
199915
200011
200114
200221
200318
200414
200519
200615
200731
200823
200929
201041
201155
201263
201369
2014108
2015134
2016116
2017122
2018126
2019130
2020108
2021127
2022136
2023139
2024111

Wilhelmina through the decades

  • Wilhelmina peaked in 1916, when 320 babies were named Wilhelmina in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Wilhelmina has risen 176% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Wilhelmina currently ranks #1,817 in the US and is holding steady.

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