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.

Williams

#1,532 most common boys' name of all time · #3,719 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,532
Rank overall
#3,719 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
6,150
Since 2016
448
Peak year
1950 #744
Best rank
#507 1887
Girls Boys peak 86/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Williams 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 — 40 40 #3,039
2024 — 53 53 #2,528
2023 — 57 57 #2,390
2022 — 40 40 #3,053
2021 — 46 46 #2,734
2020 — 37 37 #3,078
2019 — 45 45 #2,770
2018 — 52 52 #2,472
2017 — 42 42 #2,842
2016 — 36 36 #3,163
2015 — 45 45 #2,685
2014 — 38 38 #2,985
2013 — 40 40 #2,851
2012 — 47 47 #2,595
2011 — 45 45 #2,663
2010 — 36 36 #3,131
2009 — 56 56 #2,324
2008 — 68 68 #2,041
2007 — 63 63 #2,141
2006 — 57 57 #2,221
2005 — 53 53 #2,239
2004 — 52 52 #2,210
2003 — 58 58 #1,987
2002 — 62 62 #1,834
2001 — 63 63 #1,778
2000 — 48 48 #2,090
1999 — 53 53 #1,858
1998 — 42 42 #2,159
1997 — 47 47 #1,937
1996 — 46 46 #1,934
1995 — 29 29 #2,557
1994 — 51 51 #1,735
1993 — 59 59 #1,540
1992 — 54 54 #1,621
1991 — 44 44 #1,798
1990 — 69 69 #1,338
1989 — 39 39 #1,893
1988 — 44 44 #1,619
1987 — 47 47 #1,508
1986 — 43 43 #1,539
1985 — 33 33 #1,797
1984 — 35 35 #1,659
1983 — 33 33 #1,718
1982 — 44 44 #1,441
1981 5 29 34 #1,902
1980 5 36 41 #1,625
1979 — 33 33 #1,717
1978 — 37 37 #1,539
1977 — 28 28 #1,828
1976 — 43 43 #1,349
1975 — 42 42 #1,349
1974 7 45 52 #1,248
1973 — 33 33 #1,486
1972 — 46 46 #1,212
1971 — 58 58 #1,071
1970 — 39 39 #1,341
1969 — 52 52 #1,079
1968 — 46 46 #1,102
1967 — 45 45 #1,108
1966 — 47 47 #1,076
1965 — 54 54 #1,003
1964 — 46 46 #1,130
1963 — 56 56 #1,014
1962 — 45 45 #1,149
1961 — 66 66 #943
1960 — 53 53 #1,062
1959 — 60 60 #997
1958 7 59 66 #996
1957 — 65 65 #937
1956 — 58 58 #978
1955 — 75 75 #850
1954 — 50 50 #1,055
1953 — 51 51 #1,016
1952 — 46 46 #1,070
1951 — 56 56 #936
1950 — 86 86 #744
1949 — 64 64 #861
1948 — 59 59 #895
1947 — 60 60 #901
1946 — 64 64 #821
1945 — 48 48 #932
1944 — 54 54 #863
1943 — 50 50 #947
1942 — 54 54 #904
1941 — 47 47 #930
1940 — 73 73 #714
1939 — 50 50 #874
1938 — 51 51 #875
1937 — 57 57 #814
1936 — 41 41 #976
1935 — 64 64 #772
1934 — 56 56 #837
1933 — 42 42 #985
1932 — 57 57 #843
1931 — 55 55 #861
1930 — 74 74 #739
1929 — 58 58 #871
1928 — 66 66 #808
1927 — 68 68 #806
1926 — 68 68 #795
1925 — 47 47 #999
1924 — 65 65 #850
1923 — 54 54 #933
1922 — 53 53 #961
1921 — 51 51 #983
1920 — 73 73 #780
1919 — 45 45 #1,010
1918 — 55 55 #895
1917 — 44 44 #982
1916 — 55 55 #844
1915 — 53 53 #851
1914 — 45 45 #791
1913 — 21 21 #1,117
1912 — 31 31 #787
1911 — 22 22 #673
1910 — 15 15 #798
1909 — 20 20 #603
1908 — 18 18 #619
1907 — 11 11 #841
1906 — 12 12 #730
1905 — 12 12 #714
1904 — 15 15 #597
1903 — 9 9 #806
1902 — 11 11 #712
1901 — 11 11 #656
1900 — 15 15 #661
1899 — 9 9 #738
1898 — 12 12 #650
1897 — 14 14 #570
1896 — 9 9 #790
1895 — 10 10 #701
1894 — 12 12 #608
1893 — 7 7 #845
1892 — 16 16 #517
1891 — 7 7 #782
1890 — 10 10 #637
1889 — 6 6 #896
1888 — 9 9 #721
1887 — 13 13 #507
1886 — 13 13 #526
1885 — 11 11 #595
1884 — 11 11 #593
1883 — 13 13 #519
1882 — 7 7 #775
1881 — 7 7 #731
1880 — 11 11 #599