Given name & surname
Williemae
“determined protector”
Williemae is a variant of Wilhelmina. In German use, Wilhelmina carries the interpretation “determined protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Williemae 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 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Williemae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 722
- 0 boys · 722 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 47 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 girls is 5 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 47 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,810 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 66,468 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Williemae’s family of names
Williemae has a related form in Wilhelmina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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