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Girl name

Wilhemina

/ˈwɪlhɛminɑ/ · 100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Wilhemina has been given to about 956 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation/ˈwɪlhɛminɑ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 571
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wilhemina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 35
  • Born in 20255
  • All time956

How popular is Wilhemina?

Its best year was 1960, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 1952nd. The typical living American called Wilhemina is about 67 years old today.

Names that sound like Wilhemina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Wilhelmina0.93
  2. Milena0.63
  3. Ileana0.63
  4. Filomena0.59
  5. Philomena0.57
  6. Regina0.55
  7. Angelina0.55
  8. Valentina0.55

Middle names for Wilhemina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wilhemina Noelle0.79
  2. Wilhemina Belle0.79
  3. Wilhemina Rose0.77
  4. Wilhemina Louise0.77
  5. Wilhemina June0.76
  6. Wilhemina Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Wilhemina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lenorasister · 0.74
  2. Gwensister · 0.73
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.71
  4. Louiebrother · 0.71
  5. Otisbrother · 0.69
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.68

Where Wilhemina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Wilhemina Reyes0.72
    2. Wilhemina Nguyen0.72
    3. Wilhemina Moore0.72
    4. Wilhemina Lee0.72
    5. Wilhemina Hill0.72
    6. Wilhemina Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Wilhemina

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.