Girls' name · since 1905
Wilhelmenia
Wilhelmenia has 1,125 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1944 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,910 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,125
- born since 1905
- 1940s
- peak decade
Wilhelmenia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,125 have been recorded since 1905.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilhelmenia has been recorded 1,125 times among girls since 1905, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 1967.
- #6,910 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,125 born since 1905
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilhelmenia ranks #6,910 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,125 born since 1905, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,910 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,125
- born since 1905
- 1940s
- peak decade
Wilhelmenia's 1,125 recorded births place it above 90.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Wilhelmenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wilhelmenia's full recorded timeline at 1938, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1944 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wilhelmenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1967
- Peak year (1944)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Wilhelmenia by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (300 births, 27% of the file).
1940s was Wilhelmenia's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Wilhelmenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 109
1910s
109 births
- 1920s
1920s
229 births
- 1930s
1930s
235 births
- 1940s
1940s
300 births
- 1950s
1950s
177 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 300 births (27% of all-time use).
How Wilhelmenia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wilhelmenia's total volume
Wilhelmenia by state
Where Wilhelmenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 426 | 37.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 59 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
426 of 1,125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Wilhelmenia's data
- Wilhelmenia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (300 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Wilhelmenias (426 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wilhelmenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1905–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wilhelmenia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.