Wilhelmina

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Wilhelmina: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Wilhelmina: Recorded since 1996, it reached #2,292 in 2008, and it stood at #2,574 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
22times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#2292highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3795
1999	#3225
2004	#3725
2005	#3382
2007	#2627
2008	#2292
2009	#3031
2010	#2843
2011	#3549
2012	#3285
2013	#2313
2014	#2464
2015	#3615
2016	#4096
2017	#2706
2018	#2674
2019	#4001
2020	#2300
2021	#3192
2022	#2488
2023	#3598
2024	#2574

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 22 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2292 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Wilhelmina by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Wilhelmina in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	7	2 of 10	4
2000s	34	5 of 10	7
2010s	76	10 of 10	8
2020sbusiest	44	5 of 10	9

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Wilhelmina appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2292 in England and Wales in 2008.

Wilhelmina's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2574	10	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#3598	6	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#2488	10	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#3192	7	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#2300	11	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4001	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2674	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#2706	9	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#4096	5	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#3615	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2464	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2313	11	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#3285	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#3549	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2843	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3031	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2292	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2627	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3382	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3725	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3225	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3795	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 22 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,292, first reached in 2008.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 11 births, registered in England and Wales in 2013.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#2,574position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
11births registered in its largest year, 2013Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aleezah · #2292, 20y
Gurneet · #2292, 23y
Zubaida · #2292, 21y
Ioanna · #2286, 23y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Gurneet · #2292, 23y
Mahiya · #2292, 15y
Zubaida · #2292, 21y
Ioanna · #2286, 23y

Wilhelmina and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Wilhelmina without appearing here.

Wilhelmina moved ahead of

Teddy Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3598 and #2689 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2574 and #5891.
Debra Compare
In 2007 they stood at #3225 and #2189 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #2292 and #5545.
George Compare
In 2007 they stood at #3725 and #2802 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #2292 and #5545.
Helene Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3285 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #2464 and #5691.

Moved ahead of Wilhelmina

Frida Compare
In 2003 they stood at #3225 and #3900 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #3725 and #1836.
Eabha Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2464 and #3514 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #3615 and #2070.
Arlo Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2300 and #2843 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #3192 and #1785.
Noah Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2300 and #2615 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #3192 and #2201.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2292 in England and Wales in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Wilhelmina

Wilhelmina at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Wilhelmina by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Wilhelmina appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Wilhelmina and the names beside it

Wilhelmina moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Wilhelmina

Wilhelmina at a glance

Wilhelmina by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Wilhelmina appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Wilhelmina and the names beside it

Wilhelmina moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Wilhelmina