The first name Wilhelm

Wilhelm last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2004, with 3 births (#3,651).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Wilhelm with other names.

In 2025, 26 boys born in the United States were named Wilhelm, the 4,133rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 38 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
• Wilhelm II
  As King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941)
• Wilhelm I
  19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888)
• Wilhelm Ostwald
  Baltic German chemist (1853–1932)
• Wilhelm Keitel
  German field marshal (1882–1946)
• Wilhelm Steinitz
  Austrian-American chess player (1836–1900)
• Wilhelm Reich
  Austrian-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, sex educator and sociologist (1897–1957)
• Wilhelm Grimm
  German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786–1859)
• Wilhelm Pieck
  German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)
• Wilhelm Frick
  German Nazi Party politician (1877–1946)
• Wilhelm Canaris
  German admiral, head of military intelligence service (1887–1945)
• Wilhelm Dilthey
  German historian, psychologist, sociologist, student of hermeneutics, and philosopher (183

• Frederick
• Friedrich
• Hans
• Otto
• Heinrich
• Ludwig
• Hermann
• Leonard
• Wolfgang
• Kurt
• Fritz
• Leopold
• Gunther
• Dirk
• Manfred
• Bernd

All 62 names of German origin

What does the name Wilhelm mean?

Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William.

What is the origin of the name Wilhelm?

Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William.

How popular is the name Wilhelm?

In 2015, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Wilhelm, ranking 4,747th. Its peak was 2004, with 3 births.

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

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,828 US babies named Wilhelm since 1880 were boys.

When was Wilhelm most popular?

2014 in the United States, when 38 babies were named Wilhelm, its highest rank at 3,035th.

What are other spellings of Wilhelm?

Wilham.

Is Wilhelm also a surname?

Yes. Wilhelm is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.