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.

Willam

#2,210 most common boys' name of all time · #5,306 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,210
Rank overall
#5,306 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
124 of 146
All-time
3,516
Since 2016
29
Peak year
1959 #881
Best rank
#522 1886
Girls Boys peak 76/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Willam is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 5 5 #12,030
2024 — 6 6 #10,947
2022 — 6 6 #10,879
2021 — 5 5 #12,173
2016 — 7 7 #9,678
2015 — 5 5 #12,103
2014 — 6 6 #10,739
2013 — 10 10 #7,540
2012 — 7 7 #9,721
2011 — 7 7 #9,619
2009 — 5 5 #12,520
2008 — 8 8 #9,026
2006 — 11 11 #6,910
2004 — 8 8 #8,158
2002 — 12 12 #5,732
2001 — 8 8 #7,551
2000 — 9 9 #6,853
1997 — 7 7 #7,290
1995 — 5 5 #8,885
1989 — 9 9 #5,181
1988 — 14 14 #3,533
1987 — 13 13 #3,531
1986 — 13 13 #3,453
1985 — 12 12 #3,614
1984 — 20 20 #2,442
1983 — 13 13 #3,235
1982 — 19 19 #2,524
1981 — 15 15 #2,906
1980 — 16 16 #2,836
1979 — 12 12 #3,364
1978 — 13 13 #3,074
1977 — 15 15 #2,797
1976 — 25 25 #1,939
1975 — 18 18 #2,368
1974 — 14 14 #2,677
1973 — 23 23 #1,874
1972 — 20 20 #2,023
1971 — 17 17 #2,287
1970 — 24 24 #1,799
1969 — 27 27 #1,574
1968 — 20 20 #1,792
1967 — 29 29 #1,417
1966 — 44 44 #1,117
1965 — 32 32 #1,360
1964 — 40 40 #1,222
1963 — 53 53 #1,039
1962 — 45 45 #1,148
1961 — 67 67 #933
1960 — 63 63 #954
1959 — 76 76 #881
1958 — 61 61 #971
1957 — 61 61 #973
1956 — 62 62 #947
1955 — 51 51 #1,057
1954 — 53 53 #1,032
1953 — 58 58 #941
1952 — 39 39 #1,185
1951 — 49 49 #1,006
1950 — 39 39 #1,141
1949 — 46 46 #1,030
1948 — 37 37 #1,174
1947 — 45 45 #1,084
1946 — 46 46 #1,007
1945 — 66 66 #756
1944 — 58 58 #826
1943 — 57 57 #888
1942 — 53 53 #913
1941 — 59 59 #828
1940 — 51 51 #883
1939 — 54 54 #830
1938 — 39 39 #1,031
1937 — 46 46 #923
1936 — 53 53 #834
1935 — 45 45 #944
1934 — 41 41 #1,008
1933 — 54 54 #846
1932 — 59 59 #829
1931 — 59 59 #821
1930 — 60 60 #845
1929 — 67 67 #789
1928 — 59 59 #864
1927 — 60 60 #873
1926 — 51 51 #958
1925 — 57 57 #892
1924 — 63 63 #867
1923 — 51 51 #963
1922 — 60 60 #893
1921 — 49 49 #1,004
1920 — 43 43 #1,074
1919 — 34 34 #1,210
1918 — 39 39 #1,096
1917 — 37 37 #1,093
1916 — 31 31 #1,178
1915 — 32 32 #1,143
1914 — 28 28 #1,073
1913 — 19 19 #1,178
1912 — 15 15 #1,227
1911 — 11 11 #1,060
1910 — 10 10 #1,057
1909 — 10 10 #965
1908 — 12 12 #790
1906 — 10 10 #812
1904 — 9 9 #827
1903 — 6 6 #1,032
1902 — 8 8 #884
1900 — 7 7 #1,068
1898 — 10 10 #716
1897 — 7 7 #869
1896 — 10 10 #734
1895 — 7 7 #893
1893 — 14 14 #527
1892 — 13 13 #581
1891 — 11 11 #582
1890 — 6 6 #908
1889 — 9 9 #687
1888 — 11 11 #624
1887 — 8 8 #691
1886 — 13 13 #522
1885 — 9 9 #652
1884 — 11 11 #585
1883 — 9 9 #652
1882 — 8 8 #703
1881 — 10 10 #569
1880 — 13 13 #525