Wilhelmina

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Wilhelmina is a feminine given name. It is the Dutch, German and Yiddish feminine form of Wilhelm, Willem, or William. It is derived from the Germanic wil, meaning "will, desire" and helm, meaning "helmet, protection".

From Wikipedia

Wilhelmina first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1916 with 320 babies (rank #345 that year). In 2024 it was given to 111 girls (rank #1,817). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Wilhelmina

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wilhelmina yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,957

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

320

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Wilhelmina

Wilhelmina of the Netherlandsmonarch · b. 1880

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	36	#260
1881	49	#221
1882	62	#220
1883	54	#246
1884	77	#215
1885	76	#229
1886	66	#258
1887	77	#241
1888	88	#249
1889	95	#241
1890	98	#253
1891	103	#237
1892	110	#253
1893	119	#243
1894	94	#286
1895	97	#287
1896	103	#288
1897	79	#330
1898	106	#302
1899	109	#277
1900	114	#309
1901	107	#292
1902	112	#300
1903	105	#307
1904	98	#332
1905	112	#320
1906	109	#322
1907	112	#332
1908	140	#300
1909	128	#321
1910	143	#321
1911	141	#334
1912	191	#328
1913	201	#340
1914	216	#360
1915	301	#342
1916	320	#345
1917	279	#382
1918	239	#427
1919	210	#461
1920	214	#464
1921	230	#458
1922	216	#466
1923	227	#455
1924	198	#502
1925	227	#459
1926	183	#516
1927	190	#510
1928	174	#527
1929	179	#505
1930	169	#520
1931	132	#576
1932	139	#556
1933	129	#566
1934	135	#555
1935	111	#617
1936	92	#699
1937	108	#656
1938	108	#665
1939	123	#609
1940	105	#682
1941	82	#801
1942	98	#768
1943	105	#757
1944	88	#816
1945	86	#818
1946	93	#863
1947	107	#852
1948	114	#815
1949	76	#1,031
1950	123	#784
1951	126	#793
1952	93	#982
1953	88	#1,033
1954	95	#1,010
1955	89	#1,073
1956	89	#1,099
1957	83	#1,169
1958	54	#1,467
1959	64	#1,347
1960	58	#1,453
1961	52	#1,578
1962	51	#1,597
1963	59	#1,462
1964	57	#1,517
1965	54	#1,527
1966	39	#1,857
1967	45	#1,732
1968	27	#2,427
1969	33	#2,252
1970	34	#2,304
1971	42	#2,033
1972	21	#3,177
1973	16	#3,963
1974	17	#3,859
1975	16	#4,134
1976	12	#5,206
1977	19	#3,909
1978	14	#4,928
1979	25	#3,331
1980	17	#4,514
1981	15	#4,956
1982	20	#4,024
1983	14	#5,140
1984	11	#6,285
1985	14	#5,341
1986	11	#6,601
1987	8	#8,765
1988	12	#6,660
1989	10	#8,021
1990	13	#6,858
1991	13	#6,970
1992	18	#5,474
1993	11	#8,037
1994	10	#8,784
1995	11	#8,062
1996	15	#6,384
1997	16	#6,156
1998	9	#10,092
1999	15	#6,829
2000	11	#9,142
2001	14	#7,708
2002	21	#5,663
2003	18	#6,571
2004	14	#8,235
2005	19	#6,520
2006	15	#8,217
2007	31	#4,804
2008	23	#6,121
2009	29	#5,091
2010	41	#3,810
2011	55	#3,088
2012	63	#2,802
2013	69	#2,594
2014	108	#1,875
2015	134	#1,608
2016	116	#1,797
2017	122	#1,742
2018	126	#1,670
2019	130	#1,638
2020	108	#1,827
2021	127	#1,649
2022	136	#1,569
2023	139	#1,541
2024	111	#1,817