# Wilhelmina (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/wilhelmina/  
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 | girls |
| Origin | German |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˌwɪl.əˈmiːn.ə/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | Willie, Minnie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 13,099 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5 / 13,094 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 179, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Wilhelmina, equivalent to Wilhelm + -ina.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 55 | 3,088 |
| 2012 | 63 | 2,803 |
| 2013 | 69 | 2,594 |
| 2014 | 108 | 1,875 |
| 2015 | 134 | 1,608 |
| 2016 | 116 | 1,798 |
| 2017 | 122 | 1,742 |
| 2018 | 126 | 1,671 |
| 2019 | 130 | 1,641 |
| 2020 | 108 | 1,829 |
| 2021 | 127 | 1,650 |
| 2022 | 136 | 1,570 |
| 2023 | 139 | 1,541 |
| 2024 | 112 | 1,809 |
| 2025 | 141 | 1,517 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 5 | 4,137 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 3,549 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,464 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,615 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,096 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2,706 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,674 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4,001 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2,300 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3,192 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,488 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,574 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,639 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 威廉明娜
- Czech: Vilemína
- Danish: Vilhelmine
- Dutch: Wilhelmina
- Esperanto: Vilhelmena
- Finnish: Vilhelmiina
- French: Guillemine, Guillemette, Guillaumette
- German: Wilhelmine
- Greek: Γουλιελμίνα
- Italian: Guglielma, Guglielmina
- Polish: Wilhelmina
- Portuguese: Guilhermina
- Russian: Вильгельми́на
- Spanish: Guillermina
- Swedish: Vilhelmina

## People named Wilhelmina

- Wilhelmina von Bremen, athletics competitor (1909–1976)
- Wilhelmina Drucker, Dutch activist, editor (1847-1925)
- Wilhelmina Weber Furlong, American painter (1878-1962)
- Wilhelmina van Idsinga, Dutch painter
- Wilhelmina FitzClarence, British peeress and novelist
- Wilhelmina Lust, Dutch long jumper, hurdler and sprinter
- Jane Seymour, British actress
- Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, Dutch royal; youngest child of King William I of the Netherlands and Princess Wilhelmine o
- Stien Kaiser, Dutch speed skater (1938–2022)
- Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, Dutch princess (1824-1897)
- Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, Danish Princess; Duchess of Glücksburg (1808–1891)
- Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark, electress consort of the Palatinate

## 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.