Wilhelm Name Popularity

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How popular is Wilhelm?

The rare name Wilhelm was the 3,763rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Wilhelm, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #833 in 1885.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2014 with 37 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Wilhelm was less than 5, most recently in 1948.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Wilhelm occurred roughly during the years 1911-1916, 1955-1958, 1959-1963, 1966-1970, 1996-1999, and 2011-2014, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1970-1973.

Where is the name Wilhelm popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

Wilhelm's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Wilhelm for their newborn has risen.

The name Wilhelm is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Wilhelm (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		29	3,763
2017		24	4,314
2016		24	4,305
2015		21	4,689
2014		37	3,082
2013		19	4,957
2012		24	4,235
2011		16	5,657
2010		26	3,987
2009		20	4,908
2008		20	4,887
2007		22	4,480
2006		17	5,287
2005		24	3,937
2004		21	4,255
2003		25	3,620
2002		22	3,903
2001		21	3,965
2000		13	5,567
1999		18	4,158
1998		13	5,148
1997		12	5,276
1996		9	6,484
1995		10	5,909
1994		13	4,791
1993		11	5,346
1992		12	4,854
1991		13	4,469
1990		14	4,162
1989		8	6,204
1988		16	3,343
1987		15	3,333
1986		9	4,831
1985		15	3,214
1984		11	3,917
1983		7	5,463
1982		21	2,425
1981		9	4,490
1980		11	3,833
1979		5	7,049
1978		11	3,608
1977		11	3,598
1976		9	4,003
1975		10	3,656
1974		9	3,829
1973		15	2,602
1972		14	2,655
1971		14	2,680
1970		26	1,741
1969		16	2,212
1968		15	2,194
1967		16	2,027
1966		9	2,974
1965		16	2,081
1964		18	1,973
1963		25	1,628
1962		19	1,896
1961		13	2,402
1960		19	1,912
1959		12	2,527
1958		16	2,089
1957		12	2,492
1956		12	2,494
1955		12	2,432
1954		12	2,440
1953		6	3,787
1952		17	1,935
1951		5	4,240
1950		9	2,765
1949		7	3,291
1948		< 5	--
1947		10	2,665
1946		< 5	--
1945		7	2,988
1944		6	3,419
1943		9	2,729
1942		6	3,553
1941		7	3,126
1940		15	1,892
1939		10	2,444
1938		8	2,858
1937		7	3,168
1936		13	2,060
1935		8	2,938
1934		12	2,258
1933		10	2,539
1932		17	1,845
1931		10	2,645
1930		14	2,175
1929		15	2,094
1928		10	2,839
1927		13	2,402
1926		7	3,698
1925		13	2,429
1924		12	2,637
1923		12	2,610
1922		7	3,858
1921		17	2,056
1920		16	2,127
1919		15	2,148
1918		17	1,996
1917		26	1,394
1916		35	1,118
1915		21	1,551
1914		26	1,152
1913		18	1,249
1912		11	1,616
1911		6	1,735
1910		8	1,309
1909		7	1,271
1908		5	1,580
1907		< 5	--
1906		6	1,244
1905		< 5	--
1904		6	1,199
1903		< 5	--
1902		8	930
1901		< 5	--
1900		5	1,503
1899		5	1,197
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		5	1,239
1894		6	1,069
1893		< 5	--
1892		5	1,251
1891		< 5	--
1890		5	1,158
1889		5	1,109
1888		< 5	--
1887		5	1,065
1886		< 5	--
1885		7	833
1884		6	969
1883		6	886
1882		6	940
1881		< 5	--
1880		6	905

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.