Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wilhelm

#3,309 most common boys' name of all time · #8,053 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,309
Rank overall
#8,053 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
132 of 146
All-time
1,828
Since 2016
242
Peak year
2014 #2,986
Best rank
#807 1885
Girls Boys peak 38/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Wilhelm is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 26 26 #4,051
2024 — 25 25 #4,204
2023 — 18 18 #5,259
2022 — 33 33 #3,469
2021 — 25 25 #4,125
2020 — 26 26 #3,923
2019 — 12 12 #6,786
2018 — 29 29 #3,712
2017 — 24 24 #4,227
2016 — 24 24 #4,206
2015 — 21 21 #4,550
2014 — 38 38 #2,986
2013 — 19 19 #4,810
2012 — 24 24 #4,134
2011 — 16 16 #5,435
2010 — 26 26 #3,898
2009 — 20 20 #4,753
2008 — 20 20 #4,720
2007 — 22 22 #4,378
2006 — 17 17 #5,078
2005 — 24 24 #3,821
2004 — 21 21 #4,136
2003 — 25 25 #3,532
2002 — 22 22 #3,806
2001 — 21 21 #3,845
2000 — 13 13 #5,309
1999 — 18 18 #3,998
1998 — 13 13 #4,889
1997 — 12 12 #4,978
1996 — 9 9 #6,000
1995 — 10 10 #5,515
1994 — 13 13 #4,548
1993 — 11 11 #5,016
1992 — 12 12 #4,575
1991 — 14 14 #4,020
1990 — 13 13 #4,184
1989 — 9 9 #5,187
1988 — 16 16 #3,214
1987 — 15 15 #3,211
1986 — 9 9 #4,480
1985 — 15 15 #3,080
1984 — 11 11 #3,717
1983 — 7 7 #4,932
1982 — 21 21 #2,351
1981 — 9 9 #4,170
1980 — 11 11 #3,634
1979 — 5 5 #6,108
1978 — 11 11 #3,416
1977 — 11 11 #3,403
1976 — 9 9 #3,746
1975 — 10 10 #3,447
1974 — 9 9 #3,581
1973 — 15 15 #2,523
1972 — 14 14 #2,552
1971 — 14 14 #2,569
1970 — 26 26 #1,709
1969 — 16 16 #2,143
1968 — 15 15 #2,121
1967 — 16 16 #1,981
1966 — 10 10 #2,644
1965 — 16 16 #1,999
1964 — 18 18 #1,916
1963 — 25 25 #1,595
1962 — 19 19 #1,856
1961 — 13 13 #2,335
1960 — 19 19 #1,866
1959 — 12 12 #2,430
1958 — 16 16 #2,038
1957 — 12 12 #2,392
1956 — 12 12 #2,373
1955 — 12 12 #2,318
1954 — 12 12 #2,330
1953 — 6 6 #3,454
1952 — 17 17 #1,868
1951 — 5 5 #3,748
1950 — 9 9 #2,598
1949 — 7 7 #3,040
1947 — 10 10 #2,518
1945 — 7 7 #2,773
1944 — 6 6 #3,139
1943 — 9 9 #2,579
1942 — 6 6 #3,244
1941 — 7 7 #2,894
1940 — 15 15 #1,814
1939 — 10 10 #2,320
1938 — 8 8 #2,670
1937 — 7 7 #2,938
1936 — 13 13 #1,981
1935 — 8 8 #2,744
1934 — 12 12 #2,136
1933 — 10 10 #2,388
1932 — 17 17 #1,793
1931 — 10 10 #2,495
1930 — 14 14 #2,095
1929 — 15 15 #2,025
1928 — 10 10 #2,673
1927 — 13 13 #2,311
1926 — 7 7 #3,404
1925 — 13 13 #2,331
1924 — 12 12 #2,491
1923 — 12 12 #2,462
1922 — 7 7 #3,555
1921 — 17 17 #1,990
1920 — 16 16 #2,067
1919 — 15 15 #2,080
1918 — 17 17 #1,920
1917 — 26 26 #1,368
1916 — 35 35 #1,102
1915 — 21 21 #1,515
1914 — 26 26 #1,134
1913 — 18 18 #1,217
1912 — 11 11 #1,546
1911 — 6 6 #1,574
1910 — 8 8 #1,234
1909 — 7 7 #1,193
1908 — 5 5 #1,422
1906 — 6 6 #1,158
1904 — 6 6 #1,112
1902 — 8 8 #899
1900 — 5 5 #1,351
1899 — 5 5 #1,095
1895 — 5 5 #1,128
1894 — 6 6 #1,016
1892 — 5 5 #1,126
1890 — 5 5 #1,054
1889 — 5 5 #1,019
1887 — 5 5 #978
1885 — 7 7 #807
1884 — 6 6 #905
1883 — 6 6 #842
1882 — 6 6 #881
1880 — 6 6 #905