William

Given to 4,215,725 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#11932
recorded as girls
#9
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
10,552
girls 7 · boys 10,545
Peak year
1880
9,532 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
4,215,725
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025William was most popular in 1880, when 9,532 babies recorded as boys got the name (86.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 10,545 babies were named William, ranking #9 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.025507510018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025William was most popular in 1880, when 9,532 babies recorded as boys got the name (86.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 10,545 babies were named William, ranking #9 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.02550751001880192019602000Peak 1880

William was most popular in 1880, when 9,532 babies recorded as boys got the name (86.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 10,545 babies were named William, ranking #9 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 7 11932 10,545 9
2024 9 10271 10,647 10
2023 6 13462 10,673 10
2022 7 12243 11,356 6
2021 21 5748 12,170 6
2020 14 7559 12,676 5
2019 12 8597 13,658 4
2018 12 8617 14,646 3
2017 18 6531 15,046 3
2016 20 6186 15,810 3
2015 15 7613 15,950 5
2014 23 5625 16,851 5
2013 14 8135 16,669 5
2012 19 6576 16,917 5
2011 28 4915 17,362 3
2010 23 5771 17,072 5
2009 15 8058 17,937 5
2008 28 5142 18,403 8
2007 26 5377 18,898 8
2006 18 6840 18,965 10
2005 28 4704 19,060 11
2004 111 1734 20,237 8
2003 32 4109 20,000 11
2002 34 3810 20,136 11
2001 24 4834 20,110 10
2000 38 3453 20,669 11
1999 26 4313 20,718 14
1998 36 3353 20,836 14
1997 26 4125 20,020 19
1996 41 2901 20,546 18
1995 46 2650 20,160 20
1994 45 2701 21,492 19
1993 42 2825 22,218 18
1992 60 2220 23,066 20
1991 56 2291 23,860 19
1990 61 2128 24,906 16
1989 94 1523 24,673 15
1988 163 1003 24,126 16
1987 169 954 24,202 15
1986 165 955 24,333 15
1985 183 874 24,606 16
1984 158 930 24,900 16
1983 187 820 25,396 16
1982 178 865 25,604 15
1981 171 886 24,798 15
1980 216 765 25,639 14
1979 191 823 24,676 13
1978 186 805 24,170 13
1977 187 802 24,758 12
1976 200 736 24,428 11
1975 163 829 25,561 10
1974 169 798 26,980 10
1973 163 801 28,018 9
1972 193 729 30,510 9
1971 201 741 35,413 7
1970 205 726 38,887 7
1969 199 713 37,607 6
1968 192 703 36,927 6
1967 185 720 37,615 6
1966 180 734 38,237 6
1965 157 787 40,111 6
1964 156 836 44,224 7
1963 181 764 44,453 7
1962 175 784 44,853 7
1961 204 729 48,045 7
1960 165 804 49,361 7
1959 155 823 51,386 7
1958 160 793 54,254 6
1957 168 771 56,852 6
1956 154 799 58,991 6
1955 116 913 59,990 6
1954 127 834 61,426 6
1953 131 803 61,829 6
1952 145 736 63,039 6
1951 108 863 62,781 6
1950 125 773 60,680 6
1949 131 748 61,506 4
1948 157 668 61,972 4
1947 154 676 67,002 4
1946 157 629 60,034 4
1945 142 604 50,218 4
1944 136 625 52,375 4
1943 168 581 55,904 4
1942 170 566 54,890 4
1941 140 595 47,798 4
1940 152 562 44,779 4
1939 152 539 42,071 4
1938 138 586 42,433 4
1937 164 514 40,725 4
1936 154 522 39,398 4
1935 163 495 40,204 4
1934 175 482 40,175 4
1933 195 469 39,049 4
1932 235 428 42,124 4
1931 238 417 43,280 4
1930 289 398 47,271 4
1929 337 360 47,815 4
1928 348 368 49,118 4
1927 321 381 51,476 4
1926 303 395 51,922 4
1925 289 402 53,310 3
1924 245 445 53,506 3
1923 225 458 52,136 3
1922 194 499 51,111 3
1921 189 517 51,862 3
1920 204 477 50,146 2
1919 175 514 43,969 2
1918 172 535 45,291 2
1917 165 519 42,422 2
1916 136 575 40,418 2
1915 129 565 38,563 2
1914 97 574 29,753 2
1913 94 525 23,538 2
1912 78 553 19,626 2
1911 50 605 10,593 2
1910 37 698 8,844 3
1909 35 669 7,913 2
1908 45 557 7,529 2
1907 29 702 6,904 2
1906 28 689 6,566 2
1905 28 664 6,495 2
1904 25 700 6,416 2
1903 35 549 6,311 2
1902 25 667 6,617 2
1901 32 538 5,990 2
1900 44 509 8,579 2
1899 23 644 6,086 2
1898 41 481 7,400 2
1897 32 521 7,198 2
1896 44 434 7,747 2
1895 40 455 7,277 2
1894 34 487 7,274 2
1893 32 473 7,223 2
1892 44 401 7,782 2
1891 50 351 6,763 2
1890 34 435 7,494 2
1889 46 353 7,772 2
1888 42 369 8,705 2
1887 44 322 7,470 2
1886 35 360 8,252 2
1885 33 348 8,044 2
1884 34 337 8,897 2
1883 40 278 8,387 2
1882 31 317 9,298 2
1881 30 286 8,524 2
1880 30 282 9,532 2

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Other spellings

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Where William is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years