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Wilhelmine

Recorded 1880–2023 · United States

Wilhelmine was most popular in 1896, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,136 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 525 people named Wilhelmine.

Most popular in1896
Rank that year#1,136
Births that year20
Total since 1880525
Given to100% girls

Wilhelmine over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Wilhelmine’s peak in 1896. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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

Across the whole record Wilhelmine is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 525 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org