Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Wilhelm

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Wilhelm
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

34.2%

2024

All-time

1,801

Wilhelm has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2014, when 38 boys were named Wilhelm.

In 2024, only 25 boys were given the name.

Down 34.2% from its peak.

All told, about 1,801 Americans have been named Wilhelm and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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