Vilhelmina
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from German Wilhelmina, masculine equivalent Vilhelm.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Vilhelmina (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Vilhelmina has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2014. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 71 |
| 2000 | 67 |
| 2001 | 64 |
| 2002 | 59 |
| 2003 | 61 |
| 2004 | 68 |
| 2005 | 66 |
| 2006 | 71 |
| 2007 | 75 |
| 2008 | 81 |
| 2009 | 85 |
| 2010 | 95 |
| 2011 | 108 |
| 2012 | 116 |
| 2013 | 121 |
| 2014 | 139 |
| 2015 | 141 |
| 2016 | 144 |
| 2017 | 152 |
| 2018 | 160 |
| 2019 | 171 |
| 2020 | 173 |
Vilhelmina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Vilhelmina.Hi! My name is Vilhelmina.
- Har du träffat Vilhelmina? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Vilhelmina? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Vilhelmina i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Vilhelmina this afternoon.
- Vilhelminas mamma är lärare.Vilhelmina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Vilhelminas mamma is Vilhelmina's mum.
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Questions about Vilhelmina
How do you pronounce Vilhelmina in Swedish?
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What does the name Vilhelmina mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from German Wilhelmina, masculine equivalent Vilhelm.
How popular is Vilhelmina in Sweden?
5 babies were named Vilhelmina in 2022. In 2020, 173 people in Sweden had Vilhelmina as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2014 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.