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William is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 4,205,026 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 4,189,004 as boys and 16,022 as girls. William gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #5 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 10,605
2023 10,659
2022 11,356
2021 12,187
2020 12,687
2019 13,661
2018 14,657
2017 15,060
2016 15,828
2015 15,960
2014 16,870
2013 16,679
2012 16,933
2011 17,387
2010 17,094
2009 17,950
2008 18,431
2007 18,920
2006 18,981
2005 19,088
2004 20,346
2003 20,031
2002 20,170
2001 20,134
2000 20,707
1999 20,742
1998 20,871
1997 20,046
1996 20,585
1995 20,206
1994 21,536
1993 22,261
1992 23,126
1991 23,914
1990 24,970
1989 24,768
1988 24,288
1987 24,372
1986 24,498
1985 24,791
1984 25,060
1983 25,583
1982 25,784
1981 24,972
1980 25,854
1979 24,871
1978 24,360
1977 24,944
1976 24,633
1975 25,725
1974 27,146
1973 28,178
1972 30,705
1971 35,617
1970 39,094
1969 37,807
1968 37,120
1967 37,804
1966 38,420
1965 40,268
1964 44,379
1963 44,625
1962 45,034
1961 48,239
1960 49,509
1959 51,540
1958 54,414
1957 57,018
1956 59,144
1955 60,101
1954 61,558
1953 61,961
1952 63,184
1951 62,891
1950 60,804
1949 61,635
1948 62,127
1947 67,155
1946 60,187
1945 50,360
1944 52,509
1943 56,072
1942 55,061
1941 47,937
1940 44,933
1939 42,225
1938 42,570
1937 40,888
1936 39,552
1935 40,363
1934 40,351
1933 39,242
1932 42,362
1931 43,518
1930 47,560
1929 48,151
1928 49,467
1927 51,797
1926 52,225
1925 53,598
1924 53,751
1923 52,361
1922 51,306
1921 52,051
1920 50,350
1919 44,145
1918 45,463
1917 42,587
1916 40,554
1915 38,692
1914 29,850
1913 23,632
1912 19,704
1911 10,643
1910 8,881
1909 7,948
1908 7,574
1907 6,933
1906 6,594
1905 6,523
1904 6,441
1903 6,346
1902 6,642
1901 6,022
1900 8,623
1899 6,109
1898 7,441
1897 7,230
1896 7,791
1895 7,317
1894 7,308
1893 7,255
1892 7,826
1891 6,813
1890 7,528
1889 7,818
1888 8,747
1887 7,514
1886 8,287
1885 8,077
1884 8,931
1883 8,427
1882 9,329
1881 8,554
1880 9,562