Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- German form of William
- English
- Well-watered meadow; sounds like wily, meaning beguiling or clever; variant of Wylie
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Wilhelm
Pronunciation
wi-lhe-lm, wil-helm
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #3031, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4050, 26 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2022 | 33 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2016 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #4740, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #912, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence