Wilhelm

Where Wilhelm comes from

Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William.
— Wiktionary's entry for Wilhelm
  • German
Along the way
  1. 1845
    Wilhelm Röntgen born
    German physicist
  2. 1859
    Wilhelm II born
    as King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918
  3. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #809 among boys — 6 babies in the first year on record.
  4. 1885
    Peak, #765
    7 babies named Wilhelm — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1886
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from German, equivalent to English William.
Namesakes
  • Wilhelm Röntgen · German physicist, 1845–1923
  • Wilhelm II · as King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918, 1859–1941
  • Wilhelm von Humboldt · Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator, 1767–1835
  • Wilhelm Wien · German physicist, 1864–1928
  • Wilhelm Wundt · German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor, 1832–1920

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.