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Wilhelm

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

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

Wilhelm: Recorded since 1945, its highest recorded position is #121, reached in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2004–2015

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2004 to 2015, ranging from #3651 to #4805.2004200820122015#3651#4805
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2004#3651
2008#4432
2012#4805
2015#4747

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 73 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2015: #173 among boys in Norway, #4747 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #237 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #121 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #121 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #121 in Norway in 2025.

Wilhelm'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#12149HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#13940HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#17431HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#13940HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#16331HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#17726HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#14641HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#15440HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#14244HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#14147HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#17335HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#19829HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#17733HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#19629HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#18431HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#21524HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#24621HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#30215HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#35911HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#28915HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#35410HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#34510HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#26217HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#33510HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#31512HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#29215HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#26217HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#29715HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#25819HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4587HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#37211HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#35711HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#39010HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4438HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5067HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#40411HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5167HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5317HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5177HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4469HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5247HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5217HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6215HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4868HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4509HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#6414HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5745HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5885HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5486HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4558HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5705HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4947HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5465HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4826HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#34711HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4267HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4127HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#33210HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4525HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4036HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3408HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3846HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#23014HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3128HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3058HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#2909HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#24912HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#25511HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#25411HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#2869HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#24113HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#2919HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#23713HighVerified

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

Where Wilhelm is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Wilhelm, between 1945 and 2025, in 73 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2025England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: highest position in 200419452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202573#121 in 2025
England and Wales2004–20154#3651 in 2004

Its high point came 21 years earlier in England and Wales (2004) than in Norway (2025).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Wilhelm

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #121 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.