Girl name#1,221 of girl names
Wilhelmina
Pronounced W IH2 L HH EH0 L M IY1 N AA2 (ARPABET)
- 4 syllables
- Peaked 1916
- 145 years in use
How popular is Wilhelmina?
Wilhelmina is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 12,957 children — the 1,221st most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1916, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1916, when 320 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- W IH2 L HH EH0 L M IY1 N AA2
- Stress pattern:
- 2012
- Syllables:
- 4
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Sibling names for Wilhelmina
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Wilhelmina?
- Wilhelmina ranks 1,221st among girls' names in US records, with 12,957 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,249.
- Is Wilhelmina a unisex name?
- No. Wilhelmina is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Wilhelmina most popular?
- 1916, when 320 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.