Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Willaim

#3,597 most common boys' name of all time · #8,778 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1882–2018

Rank among boys
#3,597
Rank overall
#8,778 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
104 of 146
All-time
1,597
Since 2016
10
Peak year
1987 #1,868
Best rank
#942 1892
Girls Boys peak 34/yr
190019201940196019802000

Willaim first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2018 — 10 10 #7,634
2015 — 5 5 #12,126
2014 — 6 6 #10,763
2011 — 6 6 #10,850
2010 — 5 5 #12,274
2009 — 9 9 #8,324
2008 — 6 6 #11,070
2007 — 7 7 #9,821
2005 — 6 6 #10,185
2004 — 10 10 #6,998
2002 — 10 10 #6,548
2001 — 7 7 #8,375
2000 — 11 11 #5,940
1999 — 9 9 #6,553
1997 — 7 7 #7,307
1996 — 8 8 #6,519
1995 — 12 12 #4,815
1994 — 15 15 #4,114
1993 — 12 12 #4,718
1992 — 23 23 #2,921
1991 — 17 17 #3,478
1990 — 15 15 #3,804
1989 — 33 33 #2,118
1988 — 26 26 #2,314
1987 — 34 34 #1,868
1986 — 21 21 #2,528
1985 — 29 29 #1,981
1984 — 22 22 #2,303
1983 — 19 19 #2,505
1982 — 25 25 #2,120
1981 — 20 20 #2,425
1980 — 22 22 #2,295
1979 — 23 23 #2,173
1978 — 20 20 #2,293
1977 — 15 15 #2,804
1976 — 17 17 #2,524
1975 — 19 19 #2,304
1974 — 16 16 #2,473
1973 — 11 11 #3,040
1972 — 16 16 #2,343
1971 — 22 22 #1,933
1970 — 29 29 #1,589
1969 — 19 19 #1,928
1968 — 18 18 #1,910
1967 — 18 18 #1,864
1966 — 20 20 #1,734
1965 — 26 26 #1,527
1964 — 21 21 #1,741
1963 — 23 23 #1,665
1962 — 22 22 #1,724
1961 — 25 25 #1,609
1960 — 22 22 #1,739
1959 — 23 23 #1,675
1958 — 25 25 #1,565
1957 — 20 20 #1,800
1956 — 21 21 #1,736
1955 — 22 22 #1,657
1954 — 20 20 #1,721
1953 — 15 15 #2,056
1951 — 17 17 #1,859
1950 — 10 10 #2,472
1949 — 11 11 #2,364
1948 — 9 9 #2,633
1947 — 9 9 #2,710
1946 — 17 17 #1,782
1945 — 12 12 #2,040
1944 — 12 12 #2,103
1943 — 13 13 #2,095
1942 — 15 15 #1,889
1941 — 19 19 #1,601
1940 — 14 14 #1,919
1939 — 18 18 #1,600
1938 — 8 8 #2,686
1937 — 8 8 #2,717
1936 — 10 10 #2,338
1935 — 12 12 #2,153
1934 — 11 11 #2,289
1933 — 9 9 #2,582
1932 — 14 14 #2,021
1931 — 15 15 #1,935
1930 — 16 16 #1,906
1929 — 20 20 #1,689
1928 — 22 22 #1,624
1927 — 20 20 #1,759
1926 — 16 16 #2,007
1925 — 20 20 #1,762
1924 — 16 16 #2,068
1923 — 26 26 #1,473
1922 — 9 9 #3,052
1921 — 20 20 #1,782
1920 — 10 10 #2,794
1919 — 16 16 #2,005
1918 — 16 16 #2,020
1917 — 16 16 #1,922
1916 — 17 17 #1,793
1915 — 13 13 #2,098
1914 — 6 6 #2,960
1913 — 6 6 #2,549
1912 — 6 6 #2,319
1911 — 5 5 #1,808
1910 — 5 5 #1,652
1906 — 6 6 #1,182
1892 — 7 7 #942
1882 — 5 5 #1,096