Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: GermanWillem is a Dutch and West Frisian masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Guillaume in French, Guilherme in Portuguese, Guillermo in Spanish and Wilhelm in German.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Willem yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 8 | #3,169 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,961 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,949 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,440 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,268 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,990 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,209 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 9 | #3,024 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,330 |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,055 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,617 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,853 |
| 1964 | 6 | #4,032 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,421 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,935 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,757 |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,124 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,308 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,717 |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,140 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,991 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,239 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,572 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,112 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,741 |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,060 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,928 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,142 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,683 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,465 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,208 |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,133 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,912 |
| 1987 | 7 | #6,075 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,437 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,205 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,552 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,750 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,465 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,049 |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,927 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,294 |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,956 |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,811 |
| 1998 | 68 | #1,573 |
| 1999 | 75 | #1,516 |
| 2000 | 96 | #1,340 |
| 2001 | 79 | #1,542 |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,255 |
| 2003 | 122 | #1,208 |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,325 |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,401 |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 105 | #1,515 |
| 2008 | 98 | #1,612 |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,989 |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,792 |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,902 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,814 |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,723 |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,749 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,107 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,045 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,342 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,229 |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,950 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,287 |
| 2021 | 75 | #1,997 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,649 |
| 2024 | 50 | #2,664 |
