girl's name

Wilhelmine

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 1,035

Wilhelmine is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Wilhelmine is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 1896, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Wilhelmine over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Wilhelmine by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 87
1890s 135
1900s 72
1910s 143
1920s 65
1930s 17
2020s (to 2023) 6

How popular is Wilhelmine?

In 2023, Wilhelmine was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Wilhelmine is used

France #6,431 5 in 2015
United States #13,822 6 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Wilhelmine

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wilhelmine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Wilhelmine

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wilhelmine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Wilhelmine

How popular is the name Wilhelmine?

In 2023, Wilhelmine was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Wilhelmine a girl's or a boy's name?

Wilhelmine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Wilhelmine?

Wilhelmine has 3 syllables.

When was Wilhelmine most popular?

Wilhelmine peaked in 1896, when 20 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.