William in California
Babies in California
221,789
since 1910
Rank in California · 2025
—
recorded as girls
#47
recorded as boys
Peak year in California
1911
Babies per 1,000 (same sex) in California, 1910–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
US overall
Yearly share of babies named William in California from 1910 to 2025, compared with the national share (dashed line).
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 717 | 47 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 795 | 41 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 783 | 42 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 840 | 42 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 938 | 35 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 1,028 | 32 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 1,195 | 26 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 1,306 | 24 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 1,415 | 26 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 1,427 | 30 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 1,439 | 28 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 1,528 | 27 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 1,506 | 28 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 1,451 | 31 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 1,443 | 31 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 1,551 | 26 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 1,457 | 36 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 1,477 | 36 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 1,431 | 38 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 1,506 | 34 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 1,439 | 39 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 1,623 | 31 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 1,572 | 35 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 1,569 | 31 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 1,624 | 30 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 1,696 | 27 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 1,696 | 27 |
| 1998 | 6 | 2723 | 1,616 | 30 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 1,606 | 33 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 1,675 | 32 |
| 1995 | 7 | 2473 | 1,702 | 32 |
| 1994 | 15 | 1537 | 1,809 | 34 |
| 1993 | 12 | 1819 | 1,996 | 32 |
| 1992 | 16 | 1492 | 2,068 | 31 |
| 1991 | 10 | 2025 | 2,124 | 31 |
| 1990 | 9 | 2176 | 2,208 | 26 |
| 1989 | 18 | 1295 | 2,207 | 26 |
| 1988 | 11 | 1699 | 2,065 | 26 |
| 1987 | 14 | 1348 | 2,069 | 26 |
| 1986 | 14 | 1330 | 2,018 | 26 |
| 1985 | 10 | 1595 | 2,052 | 25 |
| 1984 | 15 | 1192 | 1,960 | 26 |
| 1983 | 17 | 1081 | 2,062 | 24 |
| 1982 | 17 | 1055 | 1,976 | 23 |
| 1981 | 8 | 1709 | 1,791 | 25 |
| 1980 | 7 | 1813 | 1,715 | 24 |
| 1979 | 12 | 1262 | 1,699 | 20 |
| 1978 | 20 | 866 | 1,658 | 21 |
| 1977 | 18 | 920 | 1,657 | 21 |
| 1976 | 16 | 938 | 1,645 | 19 |
| 1975 | 5 | 1918 | 1,650 | 19 |
| 1974 | 13 | 1018 | 1,725 | 17 |
| 1973 | 13 | 986 | 1,762 | 14 |
| 1972 | 19 | 781 | 1,931 | 13 |
| 1971 | 11 | 1149 | 2,271 | 14 |
| 1970 | 15 | 956 | 2,642 | 13 |
| 1969 | 16 | 888 | 2,604 | 13 |
| 1968 | 14 | 925 | 2,680 | 11 |
| 1967 | 11 | 1049 | 2,745 | 9 |
| 1966 | 19 | 727 | 2,668 | 9 |
| 1965 | 9 | 1140 | 2,802 | 9 |
| 1964 | 14 | 913 | 3,115 | 8 |
| 1963 | 14 | 907 | 3,138 | 8 |
| 1962 | 20 | 742 | 3,047 | 9 |
| 1961 | 13 | 924 | 3,151 | 9 |
| 1960 | 8 | 1194 | 3,255 | 9 |
| 1959 | 15 | 812 | 3,206 | 9 |
| 1958 | 10 | 990 | 3,419 | 9 |
| 1957 | 13 | 840 | 3,731 | 9 |
| 1956 | 14 | 789 | 3,809 | 9 |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 3,913 | 9 |
| 1954 | 6 | 1143 | 3,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 3,858 | 8 |
| 1952 | 11 | 748 | 3,803 | 7 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 3,712 | 7 |
| 1950 | 10 | 747 | 3,461 | 7 |
| 1949 | 8 | 834 | 3,421 | 7 |
| 1948 | 6 | 977 | 3,431 | 7 |
| 1947 | 5 | 1073 | 3,611 | 7 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 3,342 | 6 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 2,879 | 6 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 2,895 | 5 |
| 1943 | 5 | 891 | 2,818 | 5 |
| 1942 | 7 | 669 | 2,540 | 5 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 1,969 | 5 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 1,799 | 5 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 1,528 | 5 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 1,565 | 5 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 1,402 | 5 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 1,220 | 5 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 1,251 | 5 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 1,218 | 5 |
| 1933 | 6 | 486 | 1,186 | 5 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 1,242 | 4 |
| 1931 | 7 | 456 | 1,318 | 4 |
| 1930 | 5 | 600 | 1,321 | 4 |
| 1929 | 5 | 600 | 1,351 | 4 |
| 1928 | 9 | 432 | 1,367 | 4 |
| 1927 | 5 | 609 | 1,465 | 3 |
| 1926 | 8 | 450 | 1,492 | 3 |
| 1925 | 6 | 541 | 1,589 | 3 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 1,594 | 3 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 1,616 | 3 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 1,429 | 3 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 1,416 | 3 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 1,211 | 3 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 1,000 | 3 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 1,034 | 3 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 1,005 | 3 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 902 | 3 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 886 | 2 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 646 | 2 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 528 | 2 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 412 | 2 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 203 | 2 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 170 | 2 |