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Wilhelmina

Rooted in Germanic, Wilhelmina is a girl's name that means "Germanic, feminine of Wilhelm". It is not as common as it was in the 1910s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.

GermanicGermanic, feminine of Wilhelm
EtymologyMeaning "resolute protector"
Births by decade
1900s
1,137
1910s
2,241
1920s
2,037
1930s
1,251
1940s
954
1950s
904
1960s
475
1970s
216
1980s
132
1990s
131
2000s
194
2010s
705
Peaked in the 1910s · 10,377 total U.S. births since 1900