Wiliam

Wiliam

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Wiliam first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 109 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1982 with 28 babies (rank #1,999 that year). In 2024 it was given to 13 boys (rank #6,787). The name has been declining over the last five years.

1,243

Total babies (all years)

109

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	5	#992
1912	8	#2,040
1914	8	#2,644
1915	6	#3,820
1916	6	#3,882
1918	10	#2,873
1919	5	#4,793
1920	10	#2,958
1921	7	#3,858
1922	14	#2,343
1923	9	#3,166
1924	11	#2,819
1925	8	#3,399
1926	15	#2,181
1927	5	#4,781
1928	10	#2,840
1929	13	#2,315
1930	9	#3,014
1932	8	#3,085
1934	10	#2,559
1936	6	#3,540
1937	6	#3,510
1938	6	#3,528
1939	9	#2,604
1940	5	#3,924
1941	5	#3,988
1942	13	#2,144
1943	12	#2,274
1944	6	#3,421
1945	5	#3,770
1946	5	#4,005
1947	10	#2,665
1948	11	#2,437
1949	8	#3,011
1950	7	#3,317
1951	14	#2,133
1952	8	#3,090
1953	9	#2,898
1954	6	#3,816
1955	10	#2,757
1956	6	#3,930
1957	13	#2,372
1958	12	#2,502
1959	13	#2,409
1960	13	#2,418
1961	6	#4,053
1962	9	#3,036
1963	10	#2,852
1964	7	#3,596
1965	8	#3,239
1966	8	#3,245
1967	11	#2,608
1968	15	#2,197
1969	15	#2,306
1970	17	#2,291
1971	21	#2,051
1972	12	#2,988
1973	18	#2,310
1974	13	#2,942
1975	19	#2,359
1976	12	#3,258
1977	17	#2,661
1978	10	#3,845
1979	20	#2,463
1980	14	#3,254
1981	11	#3,851
1982	28	#1,999
1983	19	#2,574
1984	20	#2,526
1985	25	#2,225
1986	25	#2,285
1987	23	#2,467
1988	21	#2,762
1989	12	#4,515
1990	17	#3,602
1991	15	#4,001
1992	6	#8,399
1993	11	#5,347
1994	12	#5,100
1995	15	#4,267
1996	6	#8,972
1997	12	#5,277
1998	9	#6,821
1999	12	#5,641
2000	14	#5,289
2001	14	#5,380
2002	10	#7,022
2003	10	#7,221
2004	8	#8,887
2005	8	#9,065
2006	10	#7,970
2007	13	#6,594
2008	20	#4,893
2009	14	#6,412
2010	9	#8,752
2011	17	#5,419
2012	15	#5,978
2013	10	#8,075
2014	12	#7,025
2015	13	#6,655
2016	11	#7,569
2017	11	#7,512
2018	14	#6,322
2019	13	#6,746
2020	6	#11,932
2021	8	#9,645
2022	9	#8,936
2023	5	#14,073
2024	13	#6,787

Year

Babies

Rank

1881

#992

1912

#2,040

1914

#2,644

1915

#3,820

1916

#3,882

1918

#2,873

1919

#4,793

1920

#2,958

1921

#3,858

1922

#2,343

1923

#3,166

1924

#2,819

1925

#3,399

1926

#2,181

1927

#4,781

1928

#2,840

1929

#2,315

1930

#3,014

1932

#3,085

1934

#2,559

1936

#3,540

1937

#3,510

1938

#3,528

1939

#2,604

1940

#3,924

1941

#3,988

1942

#2,144

1943

#2,274

1944

#3,421

1945

#3,770

1946

#4,005

1947

#2,665

1948

#2,437

1949

#3,011

1950

#3,317

1951

#2,133

1952

#3,090

1953

#2,898

1954

#3,816

1955

#2,757

1956

#3,930

1957

#2,372

1958

#2,502

1959

#2,409

1960

#2,418

1961

#4,053

1962

#3,036

1963

#2,852

1964

#3,596

1965

#3,239

1966

#3,245

1967

#2,608

1968

#2,197

1969

#2,306

1970

#2,291

1971

#2,051

1972

#2,988

1973

#2,310

1974

#2,942

1975

#2,359

1976

#3,258

1977

#2,661

1978

#3,845

1979

#2,463

1980

#3,254

1981

#3,851

1982

#1,999

1983

#2,574

1984

#2,526

1985

#2,225

1986

#2,285

1987

#2,467

1988

#2,762

1989

#4,515

1990

#3,602

1991

#4,001

1992

#8,399

1993

#5,347

1994

#5,100

1995

#4,267

1996

#8,972

1997

#5,277

1998

#6,821

1999

#5,641

2000

#5,289

2001

#5,380

2002

#7,022

2003

#7,221

2004

#8,887

2005

#9,065

2006

#7,970

2007

#6,594

2008

#4,893

2009

#6,412

2010

#8,752

2011

#5,419

2012

#5,978

2013

#8,075

2014

#7,025

2015

#6,655

2016

#7,569

2017

#7,512

2018

#6,322

2019

#6,746

2020

#11,932

2021

#9,645

2022

#8,936

2023

#14,073

2024

#6,787

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail