Resolute protector
Derived from the Germanic elements 'wil' (will or desire) and 'helm' (helmet or protection). It is the German cognate of the English name William and has been borne by numerous European kings and emperors.
Less common today
Wilhelm isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,986 in 2014.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
One half of the Brothers Grimm, famous for folk tales
Physicist and Nobel laureate who discovered X-rays
The last German Emperor and King of Prussia
Austrian-American chess player and first World Chess Champion
Protagonist of Goethe's apprenticeship novels · Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
