Given name
Willemina
“determined protector”
Willemina is a variant of Wilhelmina. In German use, Wilhelmina carries the interpretation “determined protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Willemina is a variant of Wilhelmina. In German use, Wilhelmina carries the interpretation “determined protector.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Willemina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 68
- 0 boys · 68 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,869 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,869 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 154 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Willemina’s family of names
Willemina has a related form in Wilhelmina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Willemina, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Amina
“honest; trustworthy; faithful” · “faithful, trustworthy”
>99% girls
Arianna
“resembling silver” · “one who is holy”
>99% girls
Alayna
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Juliana
“the child of Jove; one who is youthful” · “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
>99% girls
Ariana
“resembling silver” · “one who is holy”
>99% girls
Ximena
“one who listens well” · “one who is heard”
>99% girls
Alaina
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Angelina
“messenger” · “a heavenly messenger; an angel”
>99% girls