Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina was the 1517th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 141 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 215th; the most babies were born in 1916 (320). Over the last ten years it has moved up 91 places. More babies were named Wilhelmina in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,517 girls, up 312 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 141girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1916320 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,099babies recorded
Wilhelmina popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1935.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,517 | 141 |
| 2020 | #1,829 | 108 |
| 2010 | #3,810 | 41 |
| 2000 | #9,142 | 11 |
| 1990 | #6,858 | 13 |
| 1980 | #4,514 | 17 |
| 1970 | #2,304 | 34 |
| 1960 | #1,453 | 58 |
| 1950 | #784 | 123 |
| 1940 | #682 | 105 |
| 1930 | #520 | 169 |
| 1920 | #464 | 214 |
| 1910 | #321 | 143 |
| 1900 | #309 | 114 |
| 1890 | #253 | 98 |
| 1880 | #260 | 36 |
How popular is Wilhelmina, counting every spelling?
Wilhelmina has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,392 for girls in 2025, against #1,517 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Wilhelmina?
141 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wilhelmina (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Wilhelmina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 59 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wilhelmina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wilhelmina?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Wilhelmina are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 9 and 73. That makes Wilhelmina mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Wilhelmina by state
How common Wilhelmina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (2.7×), New York (1.8×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wilhelmina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wilhelmina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wilhelmina
How popular is the name Wilhelmina?
Wilhelmina was the 1517th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 141 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 215th; the most babies were born in 1916 (320). Over the last ten years it has moved up 91 places. More babies were named Wilhelmina in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Wilhelmina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Wilhelmina in the US.
Where is Wilhelmina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Wilhelmina was most common in Michigan (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Massachusetts.