Williams

Given to 6,150 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#3036

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 40

Peak year

1892

16 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

6,150

since 1880

Born a Williams? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Williams was most popular in 1892, when 16 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.13 per 1,000). In 2025, 40 babies were named Williams, ranking #3036 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	40	3036
2024	<5	—	53	2527
2023	<5	—	57	2387
2022	<5	—	40	3053
2021	<5	—	46	2732
2020	<5	—	37	3074
2019	<5	—	45	2766
2018	<5	—	52	2472
2017	<5	—	42	2840
2016	<5	—	36	3161
2015	<5	—	45	2684
2014	<5	—	38	2985
2013	<5	—	40	2848
2012	<5	—	47	2594
2011	<5	—	45	2663
2010	<5	—	36	3128
2009	<5	—	56	2320
2008	<5	—	68	2039
2007	<5	—	63	2139
2006	<5	—	57	2221
2005	<5	—	53	2237
2004	<5	—	52	2208
2003	<5	—	58	1987
2002	<5	—	62	1832
2001	<5	—	63	1777
2000	<5	—	48	2087
1999	<5	—	53	1858
1998	<5	—	42	2157
1997	<5	—	47	1933
1996	<5	—	46	1933
1995	<5	—	29	2556
1994	<5	—	51	1734
1993	<5	—	59	1539
1992	<5	—	54	1621
1991	<5	—	44	1798
1990	<5	—	69	1336
1989	<5	—	39	1891
1988	<5	—	44	1618
1987	<5	—	47	1506
1986	<5	—	43	1535
1985	<5	—	33	1794
1984	<5	—	35	1656
1983	<5	—	33	1711
1982	<5	—	44	1441
1981	5	10411	29	1899
1980	5	10392	36	1619
1979	<5	—	33	1711
1978	<5	—	37	1537
1977	<5	—	28	1823
1976	<5	—	43	1346
1975	<5	—	42	1345
1974	7	6900	45	1244
1973	<5	—	33	1485
1972	<5	—	46	1210
1971	<5	—	58	1070
1970	<5	—	39	1337
1969	<5	—	52	1075
1968	<5	—	46	1100
1967	<5	—	45	1102
1966	<5	—	47	1073
1965	<5	—	54	1000
1964	<5	—	46	1126
1963	<5	—	56	1012
1962	<5	—	45	1147
1961	<5	—	66	940
1960	<5	—	53	1058
1959	<5	—	60	993
1958	7	4890	59	994
1957	<5	—	65	936
1956	<5	—	58	977
1955	<5	—	75	847
1954	<5	—	50	1052
1953	<5	—	51	1015
1952	<5	—	46	1066
1951	<5	—	56	934
1950	<5	—	86	741
1949	<5	—	64	856
1948	<5	—	59	891
1947	<5	—	60	900
1946	<5	—	64	819
1945	<5	—	48	927
1944	<5	—	54	861
1943	<5	—	50	943
1942	<5	—	54	900
1941	<5	—	47	925
1940	<5	—	73	711
1939	<5	—	50	867
1938	<5	—	51	869
1937	<5	—	57	813
1936	<5	—	41	972
1935	<5	—	64	771
1934	<5	—	56	836
1933	<5	—	42	980
1932	<5	—	57	841
1931	<5	—	55	858
1930	<5	—	74	738
1929	<5	—	58	869
1928	<5	—	66	806
1927	<5	—	68	805
1926	<5	—	68	793
1925	<5	—	47	998
1924	<5	—	65	849
1923	<5	—	54	930
1922	<5	—	53	958
1921	<5	—	51	981
1920	<5	—	73	775
1919	<5	—	45	1009
1918	<5	—	55	894
1917	<5	—	44	982
1916	<5	—	55	840
1915	<5	—	53	846
1914	<5	—	45	788
1913	<5	—	21	1112
1912	<5	—	31	783
1911	<5	—	22	667
1910	<5	—	15	782
1909	<5	—	20	590
1908	<5	—	18	613
1907	<5	—	11	815
1906	<5	—	12	709
1905	<5	—	12	699
1904	<5	—	15	587
1903	<5	—	9	783
1902	<5	—	11	687
1901	<5	—	11	637
1900	<5	—	15	649
1899	<5	—	9	714
1898	<5	—	12	635
1897	<5	—	14	556
1896	<5	—	9	778
1895	<5	—	10	685
1894	<5	—	12	594
1893	<5	—	7	836
1892	<5	—	16	497
1891	<5	—	7	766
1890	<5	—	10	629
1889	<5	—	6	878
1888	<5	—	9	704
1887	<5	—	13	488
1886	<5	—	13	512
1885	<5	—	11	577
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	13	497
1882	<5	—	7	754
1881	<5	—	7	706
1880	<5	—	11	571

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Where Williams is most popular

Texas
4.3×

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

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