# Vilhelm (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/vilhelm/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## People named Vilhelm

- Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish politician and author (1806–1881)
- Vilhelm Thomsen, Danish linguist (1842-1927)
- Vilhelm Hammershøi, Danish artist (1864–1916)
- Vilhelm Buhl, Danish politician (1881–1954)
- Vilhelm Wolfhagen, Danish footballer (1889-1958)
- Vilhelm Pedersen, Danish artist (1820–1859)
- Vilhelm Lange, Danish gymnast (1893–1950)
- Vilhelm Bergsøe, Danish writer, entomologist and autobiographer (1835-1911)
- Peter Vilhelm Glob, Danish archaeologist and bog body scientist (1911–1985)
- Vilhelm Kyhn, Danish artist (1819-1903)
- Vilhelm Vett, Danish sailor (1879–1962)
- Vilhelm Junnila, Finnish politician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.