Girls' name · since 1921
Wilhemenia
264 babies named Wilhemenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wilhemenia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 264 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilhemenia has been recorded 264 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1974.
- #17,090 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 264 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilhemenia ranks #17,090 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 264 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wilhemenia's 264 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Wilhemenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wilhemenia splits its recorded history at 1948: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wilhemenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1974
- Peak year (1953)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Wilhemenia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (95 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Wilhemenia's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Wilhemenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s
1950s
95 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 95 births (36% of all-time use).
Wilhemenia by state
Where Wilhemenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 25 | 9.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 2.3% |
25 of 264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Wilhemenia's data
- Wilhemenia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Wilhemenias (25 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Wilhemenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1921–1974 (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 Wilhemenia 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.