Willem

Willem

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Willem 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

Willem first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1955 with 2,540 babies (rank #6 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Willem

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.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

59,430

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,540

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	2,540	#6
1956	2,539	#6
1957	2,514	#6
1958	2,384	#6
1959	2,290	#6
1960	2,172	#7
1961	2,176	#7
1962	2,169	#8
1963	2,145	#8
1964	2,001	#9
1965	1,813	#11
1966	1,725	#11
1967	1,889	#11
1968	1,748	#11
1969	1,747	#11
1970	1,455	#15
1971	1,344	#14
1972	1,210	#16
1973	991	#16
1974	942	#16
1975	868	#16
1976	784	#19
1977	817	#14
1978	803	#14
1979	760	#16
1980	778	#16
1981	750	#18
1982	779	#10
1983	732	#17
1984	708	#18
1985	714	#20
1986	687	#23
1987	680	#21
1988	677	#19
1989	583	#29
1990	631	#26
1991	579	#30
1992	541	#32
1993	515	#34
1994	510	#37
1995	574	#29
1996	535	#31
1997	494	#31
1998	490	#35
1999	477	#34
2000	477	#36
2001	438	#38
2002	389	#41
2003	371	#42
2004	354	#46
2005	352	#44
2006	357	#39
2007	321	#48
2008	361	#39
2009	343	#40
2010	328	#46
2011	276	#56
2012	281	#50
2013	271	#48
2014	251	#53

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

2,540

1956

2,539

1957

2,514

1958

2,384

1959

2,290

1960

2,172

1961

2,176

1962

2,169

1963

2,145

1964

2,001

1965

1,813

#11

1966

1,725

#11

1967

1,889

#11

1968

1,748

#11

1969

1,747

#11

1970

1,455

#15

1971

1,344

#14

1972

1,210

#16

1973

991

#16

1974

942

#16

1975

868

#16

1976

784

#19

1977

817

#14

1978

803

#14

1979

760

#16

1980

778

#16

1981

750

#18

1982

779

#10

1983

732

#17

1984

708

#18

1985

714

#20

1986

687

#23

1987

680

#21

1988

677

#19

1989

583

#29

1990

631

#26

1991

579

#30

1992

541

#32

1993

515

#34

1994

510

#37

1995

574

#29

1996

535

#31

1997

494

#31

1998

490

#35

1999

477

#34

2000

477

#36

2001

438

#38

2002

389

#41

2003

371

#42

2004

354

#46

2005

352

#44

2006

357

#39

2007

321

#48

2008

361

#39

2009

343

#40

2010

328

#46

2011

276

#56

2012

281

#50

2013

271

#48

2014

251

#53

Meaning

Numerology of Willem

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail