Wilhelmina

#1,512 for girls in 2025, 141 births · Last seen for boys in 1935 at #3,645
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1884 · 77 births
Debut · girls
36 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
13,094
since 1880

Wilhelmina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Wilhelmina has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #215, 1884girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,512141—
2024#1,796112—
2023#1,534139—
2022#1,560136—
2021#1,641127—
2020#1,818108—
2019#1,629130—
2018#1,663126—
2017#1,738122—
2016#1,785116—
2015#1,600134—
2014#1,868108—
2013#2,56869—
2012#2,77063—
2011#3,05155—
2010#3,74541—
2009#4,93129—
2008#5,95523—
2007#4,67531—
2006#7,86815—
2005#6,24519—
2004#7,82814—
2003#6,29918—
2002#5,44421—
2001#7,31714—
2000#8,53411—
1999#6,48415—
1998#9,2609—
1997#5,86816—
1996#6,06415—
1995#7,51411—
1994#8,12210—
1993#7,49811—
1992#5,26718—
1991#6,58813—
1990#6,46513—
1989#7,44910—
1988#6,27712—
1987#7,9878—
1986#6,15611—
1985#5,07714—
1984#5,89911—
1983#4,88414—
1982#3,89820—
1981#4,74615—
1980#4,32717—
1979#3,23625—
1978#4,67914—
1977#3,76119—
1976#4,90512—
1975#3,95016—
1974#3,69517—
1973#3,78716—
1972#3,06221—
1971#2,00142—
1970#2,26734—
1969#2,20833—
1968#2,36027—
1967#1,70245—
1966#1,82739—
1965#1,51654—
1964#1,49757—
1963#1,44959—
1962#1,57751—
1961#1,56852—
1960#1,44758—
1959#1,33764—
1958#1,44854—
1957#1,15983—
1956#1,09689—
1955#1,07189—
1954#1,00095—
1953#1,02688—
1952#97593—
1951#793126—
1950#782123—
1949#1,02376—
1948#810114—
1947#848107—
1946#85793—
1945#81686—
1944#81288—
1943#756105—
1942#76298—
1941#79882—
1940#675105—
1939#608123—
1938#659108—
1937#655108—
1936#69592—
1935#617111#3,6455
1934#554135—
1933#563129—
1932#552139—
1931#575132—
1930#518169—
1929#505179—
1928#527174—
1927#509190—
1926#514183—
1925#459227—
1924#501198—
1923#455227—
1922#465216—
1921#456230—
1920#463214—
1919#459210—
1918#427239—
1917#382279—
1916#344320—
1915#341301—
1914#360216—
1913#340201—
1912#327191—
1911#334141—
1910#319143—
1909#320128—
1908#299140—
1907#329112—
1906#321109—
1905#319112—
1904#33098—
1903#306105—
1902#298112—
1901#289107—
1900#309114—
1899#275109—
1898#300106—
1897#33079—
1896#288103—
1895#28697—
1894#28594—
1893#241119—
1892#253110—
1891#236103—
1890#25298—
1889#24095—
1888#24788—
1887#24077—
1886#25566—
1885#22776—
1884#21577—
1883#24454—
1882#21762—
1881#21949—
1880#25436—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Wilhelmina was already there! It came in at #254, and was given to 36 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1986–1989, when fewer than 13 girls a year got the name.

Where Wilhelmina is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedWIMichigan: #404 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,394 girlsMINew York: #329 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,294 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedSDIowa: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,782 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedINOhio: #557 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,062 girlsOHPennsylvania: #383 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,498 girlsPANew Jersey: #235 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,433 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,627 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedNEMissouri: #447 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,110 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedWVVirginia: #336 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,593 girlsVAMaryland: #233 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,131 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedKSArkansas: #479 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,157 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #437 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,334 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #163 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 824 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedLAMississippi: #398 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,568 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedALGeorgia: #317 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,875 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Wilhelmina, so not publishedTXFlorida: #235 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#163 · 1 in 824
  2. Maryland#233 · 1 in 2,131
  3. Florida#235 · 1 in 1,317
  4. New Jersey#235 · 1 in 2,433
  5. Iowa#305 · 1 in 2,782

Best ever in a state: #104 in South Carolina, 1922.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#163301 in 824
Maryland#23371 in 2,131
Florida#23581 in 1,317
New Jersey#235131 in 2,433
Iowa#30581 in 2,782
Georgia#317131 in 2,875
New York#329231 in 4,294
Virginia#33681 in 3,593
Pennsylvania#383151 in 6,498
Mississippi#39861 in 3,568
Michigan#40471 in 5,394
North Carolina#43771 in 5,334
Missouri#44761 in 5,110
Arkansas#47951 in 4,157
California#50551 in 5,627
Ohio#55751 in 11,062
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Wilhelmina
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 284 spots since 2024 (#1,796 → #1,512)
  • 306 spots since 2020 (#1,818 → #1,512)
  • 88 spots since 2015 (#1,600 → #1,512)
  • Biggest jump: 241 spots in 1950 (#1,023 → #782)
  • Biggest drop: 213 spots in 1949 (#810 → #1,023)
Rise & fade · girls
4 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1884 at #215 (77 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 84 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 73 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1880–1948
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,676
  • Highest: 1 in 1,676 girls born in 1884 were named Wilhelmina (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,399 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 17.1% of all girls named Wilhelmina (2,241) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s680#215 (1884)#236
1890s1,018#236 (1891)#275
1900s1,137#289 (1901)#312
1910s2,241#319 (1910)#363
1920s2,038#455 (1923)#485
1930s1,246#518 (1930)#600
1940s954#675 (1940)#816
1950s904#782 (1950)#1,069
1960s475#1,447 (1960)#1,715
1970s216#2,001 (1971)#3,534
1980s132#3,898 (1982)#5,670
1990s131#5,267 (1992)#6,913
2000s195#4,675 (2007)#6,510
2010s964#1,600 (2015)#2,242
2020s763#1,512 (2025)#1,644

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Wilhelmina in 1920

girls
#463
214 births · 1 in 5,599 girls

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #463Wilhelmina214
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 5,599 of them was named Wilhelmina, which outranked 92.0% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wilhelmina
  1. #459Roslyn216
  2. #461Louella215
  3. #461Monica215
  4. #463Wilhelmina214
  5. #463Leora214
  6. #465Cecil213
  7. #465Jayne213
  8. #467Elvera212

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →