Willliam
#10,136 most common boys' name of all time · #25,612 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1922–2025
Rank among boys
#10,136
Rank overall
#25,612 of 105,966
First appeared
1922
Years on the list
42 of 146
All-time
273
Since 2016
28
Peak year
2006 #6,536
Best rank
#3,465 1958
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Willliam first appears in 1922. 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,825 |
| 2021 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,963 |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,308 |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,969 |
| 2014 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,309 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,339 |
| 2012 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,656 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,505 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,447 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,738 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,780 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,946 |
| 2006 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,536 |
| 2005 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,436 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,136 |
| 2003 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,772 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,891 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,792 |
| 2000 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,142 |
| 1998 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,971 |
| 1997 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,744 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1992 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,821 |
| 1991 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,475 |
| 1990 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,368 |
| 1988 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,549 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,019 |
| 1985 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,341 |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,569 |
| 1983 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,633 |
| 1982 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,837 |
| 1975 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,497 |
| 1971 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,801 |
| 1969 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,467 |
| 1968 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,910 |
| 1966 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,258 |
| 1960 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,377 |
| 1958 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1953 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,173 |
| 1941 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,922 |
| 1922 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,871 |