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
- Peak · girls
- 1884 · 77 births
- Debut · girls
- 36 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,094since 1880
Wilhelmina over time
Rank among girls' names. Wilhelmina has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,512 | 141 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,796 | 112 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,534 | 139 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,560 | 136 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,641 | 127 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,818 | 108 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,629 | 130 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,663 | 126 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,738 | 122 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,785 | 116 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,600 | 134 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,868 | 108 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,568 | 69 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,770 | 63 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,051 | 55 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,745 | 41 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,931 | 29 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,955 | 23 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,675 | 31 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | — | |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,444 | 21 | — | |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | — | |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | — | |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | — | |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | — | |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | — | |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | — | |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | — | |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | — | |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | — | |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,898 | 20 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,236 | 25 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,761 | 19 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,001 | 42 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,267 | 34 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,208 | 33 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,702 | 45 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,516 | 54 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,497 | 57 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,449 | 59 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,577 | 51 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,568 | 52 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,447 | 58 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,337 | 64 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,448 | 54 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,159 | 83 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,096 | 89 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,071 | 89 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,000 | 95 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,026 | 88 | — | |
| 1952 | #975 | 93 | — | |
| 1951 | #793 | 126 | — | |
| 1950 | #782 | 123 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,023 | 76 | — | |
| 1948 | #810 | 114 | — | |
| 1947 | #848 | 107 | — | |
| 1946 | #857 | 93 | — | |
| 1945 | #816 | 86 | — | |
| 1944 | #812 | 88 | — | |
| 1943 | #756 | 105 | — | |
| 1942 | #762 | 98 | — | |
| 1941 | #798 | 82 | — | |
| 1940 | #675 | 105 | — | |
| 1939 | #608 | 123 | — | |
| 1938 | #659 | 108 | — | |
| 1937 | #655 | 108 | — | |
| 1936 | #695 | 92 | — | |
| 1935 | #617 | 111 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #554 | 135 | — | |
| 1933 | #563 | 129 | — | |
| 1932 | #552 | 139 | — | |
| 1931 | #575 | 132 | — | |
| 1930 | #518 | 169 | — | |
| 1929 | #505 | 179 | — | |
| 1928 | #527 | 174 | — | |
| 1927 | #509 | 190 | — | |
| 1926 | #514 | 183 | — | |
| 1925 | #459 | 227 | — | |
| 1924 | #501 | 198 | — | |
| 1923 | #455 | 227 | — | |
| 1922 | #465 | 216 | — | |
| 1921 | #456 | 230 | — | |
| 1920 | #463 | 214 | — | |
| 1919 | #459 | 210 | — | |
| 1918 | #427 | 239 | — | |
| 1917 | #382 | 279 | — | |
| 1916 | #344 | 320 | — | |
| 1915 | #341 | 301 | — | |
| 1914 | #360 | 216 | — | |
| 1913 | #340 | 201 | — | |
| 1912 | #327 | 191 | — | |
| 1911 | #334 | 141 | — | |
| 1910 | #319 | 143 | — | |
| 1909 | #320 | 128 | — | |
| 1908 | #299 | 140 | — | |
| 1907 | #329 | 112 | — | |
| 1906 | #321 | 109 | — | |
| 1905 | #319 | 112 | — | |
| 1904 | #330 | 98 | — | |
| 1903 | #306 | 105 | — | |
| 1902 | #298 | 112 | — | |
| 1901 | #289 | 107 | — | |
| 1900 | #309 | 114 | — | |
| 1899 | #275 | 109 | — | |
| 1898 | #300 | 106 | — | |
| 1897 | #330 | 79 | — | |
| 1896 | #288 | 103 | — | |
| 1895 | #286 | 97 | — | |
| 1894 | #285 | 94 | — | |
| 1893 | #241 | 119 | — | |
| 1892 | #253 | 110 | — | |
| 1891 | #236 | 103 | — | |
| 1890 | #252 | 98 | — | |
| 1889 | #240 | 95 | — | |
| 1888 | #247 | 88 | — | |
| 1887 | #240 | 77 | — | |
| 1886 | #255 | 66 | — | |
| 1885 | #227 | 76 | — | |
| 1884 | #215 | 77 | — | |
| 1883 | #244 | 54 | — | |
| 1882 | #217 | 62 | — | |
| 1881 | #219 | 49 | — | |
| 1880 | #254 | 36 | — | |
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 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#196 · 1 in 1,139
- New Jersey#275 · 1 in 3,353
- North Carolina#369 · 1 in 4,065
- New York#410 · 1 in 6,369
- Alabama#442 · 1 in 4,877
Best ever in a state: #104 in South Carolina, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #196 | 18 | 1 in 1,139 |
| New Jersey | #275 | 7 | 1 in 3,353 |
| North Carolina | #369 | 9 | 1 in 4,065 |
| New York | #410 | 13 | 1 in 6,369 |
| Alabama | #442 | 6 | 1 in 4,877 |
| Pennsylvania | #505 | 7 | 1 in 10,224 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #215 (77 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 84 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1880–1948
- 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%)
- 17.1% of all girls named Wilhelmina (2,241) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 680 | #215 (1884) | #236 |
| 1890s | 1,018 | #236 (1891) | #275 |
| 1900s | 1,137 | #289 (1901) | #312 |
| 1910s | 2,241 | #319 (1910) | #363 |
| 1920s | 2,038 | #455 (1923) | #485 |
| 1930s | 1,246 | #518 (1930) | #600 |
| 1940s | 954 | #675 (1940) | #816 |
| 1950s | 904 | #782 (1950) | #1,069 |
| 1960s | 475 | #1,447 (1960) | #1,715 |
| 1970s | 216 | #2,001 (1971) | #3,534 |
| 1980s | 132 | #3,898 (1982) | #5,670 |
| 1990s | 131 | #5,267 (1992) | #6,913 |
| 2000s | 195 | #4,675 (2007) | #6,510 |
| 2010s | 964 | #1,600 (2015) | #2,242 |
| 2020s | 763 | #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 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 9,447 of them was named Wilhelmina, which outranked 87.4% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 208,270 of them was named Wilhelmina, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 501 names at #3,645; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.