Name meaning & stats
Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina means “will, desire” (German origin). 4,734 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“will, desire”
GermanWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
4,734 US babies were named Wilhelmina between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Wilhelmina (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 70% of the family
- Wilhelmina 70%
- Wilhemina 9%
- Wilhelmenia 8%
- Willamina 7%
- Wilhelmena 4%
- Wilhemenia 3%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)