Wiliam Popularity by Year
Follow Wiliam across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Wiliam birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 13 | #6,446 | Up 23 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 13 | #6,469 | Up 5,770 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 5 | #12,239 | Down 3,939 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 9 | #8,300 | Up 525 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 8 | #8,825 | Up 1,780 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 6 | #10,605 | Down 4,199 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 13 | #6,406 | Down 370 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 14 | #6,036 | Up 1,059 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 11 | #7,095 | Up 62 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 11 | #7,157 | Down 833 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 13 | #6,324 | Up 308 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 12 | #6,632 | Up 905 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 10 | #7,537 | Down 1,817 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 15 | #5,720 | Down 520 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 17 | #5,200 | Up 2,939 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 9 | #8,139 | Down 2,044 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 14 | #6,095 | Down 1,381 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 20 | #4,714 | Up 1,548 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 13 | #6,262 | Up 1,165 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 10 | #7,427 | Up 872 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 8 | #8,299 | Down 156 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 8 | #8,143 | Down 1,428 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 10 | #6,715 | Down 193 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 10 | #6,522 | Down 1,380 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 14 | #5,142 | Down 102 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 14 | #5,040 | Up 277 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 12 | #5,317 | Up 997 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 9 | #6,314 | Down 1,354 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 12 | #4,960 | Up 3,011 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 3,919 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 15 | #4,052 | Up 751 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 12 | #4,803 | Up 199 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 11 | #5,002 | Up 2,420 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 6 | #7,422 | Down 3,609 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 15 | #3,813 | Down 346 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 17 | #3,467 | Up 804 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 12 | #4,271 | Down 1,589 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 21 | #2,682 | Down 282 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 23 | #2,400 | Down 174 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 25 | #2,226 | Down 55 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 25 | #2,171 | Up 266 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 20 | #2,437 | Up 56 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 19 | #2,493 | Down 564 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 28 | #1,929 | Up 1,672 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 11 | #3,601 | Down 503 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 14 | #3,098 | Down 719 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 20 | #2,379 | Up 1,235 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 10 | #3,614 | Down 1,058 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 17 | #2,556 | Up 539 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 12 | #3,095 | Down 807 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 19 | #2,288 | Up 511 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 13 | #2,799 | Down 583 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 18 | #2,216 | Up 603 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 12 | #2,819 | Down 832 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 21 | #1,987 | Up 226 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 17 | #2,213 | Up 4 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 15 | #2,217 | Down 108 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 15 | #2,109 | Up 361 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 11 | #2,470 | Up 516 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 8 | #2,986 | Down 4 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 8 | #2,982 | Up 300 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 7 | #3,282 | Down 609 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 10 | #2,673 | Up 175 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 9 | #2,848 | Up 804 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 6 | #3,652 | Down 1,337 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 13 | #2,315 | Down 20 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 13 | #2,295 | Up 75 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 12 | #2,370 | Down 96 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 13 | #2,274 | Up 1,261 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 6 | #3,535 | Down 977 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 10 | #2,558 | Up 894 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 6 | #3,452 | Down 743 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 9 | #2,709 | Up 166 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 8 | #2,875 | Down 820 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 14 | #2,055 | Up 966 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 7 | #3,021 | Down 219 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 8 | #2,802 | Down 476 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 11 | #2,326 | Up 172 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 10 | #2,498 | Up 1,027 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 5 | #3,525 | Down 187 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 5 | #3,338 | Down 229 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 6 | #3,109 | Down 927 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 12 | #2,182 | Down 140 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 13 | #2,042 | Up 1,463 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 5 | #3,505 | Down 46 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 5 | #3,459 | Down 1,010 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 9 | #2,449 | Up 726 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 6 | #3,175 | No rank change |
| 1937 | Boys | 6 | #3,175 | Down 28 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 6 | #3,147 | Down 754 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 10 | #2,393 | Up 456 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 8 | #2,849 | Down 68 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 9 | #2,781 | Down 582 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 13 | #2,199 | Up 460 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 10 | #2,659 | Up 1,551 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 5 | #4,210 | Down 2,136 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 15 | #2,074 | Up 1,081 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 8 | #3,155 | Down 514 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 11 | #2,641 | Up 309 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 9 | #2,950 | Down 710 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 14 | #2,240 | Up 1,277 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 7 | #3,517 | Down 752 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 10 | #2,765 | Up 1,403 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 5 | #4,168 | Down 1,469 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 10 | #2,699 | Up 817 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 6 | #3,516 | Down 124 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 6 | #3,392 | Down 935 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 8 | #2,457 | Down 572 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 8 | #1,885 | Down 1,019 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 5 | #866 | — |