Given name
Vilho
“the determined protector”
Vilho is a variant of Vilhelm. In Danish use, Vilhelm carries the interpretation “the determined protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vilho is a variant of Vilhelm. In Danish use, Vilhelm carries the interpretation “the determined protector.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Vilho is a short form of Vilhelm. In Finnish usage, Vilho is a short form of Vilhelmi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vilho through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1916. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vilho’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Vilho has an affectionate form in Vili. In Finnish usage, Vilho has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Guillermo. In Finnish usage, Vilho has a conventional equivalent in the French form Guillaume.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vilho has relatives in 7 languages.
11 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Vilho
- Vilho Tuulosathletics competitor (1895-1967)
- Vilho LampiFinnish painter (1898–1936)
- Vilho VäisäläFinnish meteorologist (1889–1969)
- Vilho Niittymaaathletics competitor (1896–1979)
- Vilho Petter NenonenFinnish general1883–1960
- Vilho PekkalaOlympic wrestler (1898–1974)
- Vilho YlönenFinnish biathlete and sport shooter (1918-2000)
- Vilho Vauhkonensport shooter (1877–1957)
- Vilho HelanenFinnish writer and politician (1899–1952)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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