Named after Wilhelmshagen, a villa colony in Rahnsdorf.
The Deutsche Volksbaugesellschaft founded the villa colony Neu-Rahnsdorf here for ordinary citizens. In 1902 the colony, built around a central square with streets radiating out like a star, gave itself the name Wilhelmshagen. The station had opened on 15 November 1882 as Neu-Rahnsdorf and was renamed Wilhelmshagen in 1902, when its rebuilding was completed.