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William Popularity by Year

Follow William across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

William birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Boys10,545#9Up 1 places
2025Girls7#11,932Down 1,661 places
2024Boys10,647#10No rank change
2024Girls9#10,271Up 3,191 places
2023Boys10,673#10Down 4 places
2023Girls6#13,462Down 1,219 places
2022Boys11,356#6No rank change
2022Girls7#12,243Down 6,495 places
2021Boys12,170#6Down 1 places
2021Girls21#5,748Up 1,811 places
2020Boys12,676#5Down 1 places
2020Girls14#7,559Up 1,038 places
2019Boys13,658#4Down 1 places
2019Girls12#8,597Up 20 places
2018Boys14,646#3No rank change
2018Girls12#8,617Down 2,086 places
2017Boys15,046#3No rank change
2017Girls18#6,531Down 345 places
2016Boys15,810#3Up 2 places
2016Girls20#6,186Up 1,427 places
2015Boys15,950#5No rank change
2015Girls15#7,613Down 1,988 places
2014Boys16,851#5No rank change
2014Girls23#5,625Up 2,510 places
2013Boys16,669#5No rank change
2013Girls14#8,135Down 1,559 places
2012Boys16,917#5Down 2 places
2012Girls19#6,576Down 1,661 places
2011Boys17,362#3Up 2 places
2011Girls28#4,915Up 856 places
2010Boys17,072#5No rank change
2010Girls23#5,771Up 2,287 places
2009Boys17,937#5Up 3 places
2009Girls15#8,058Down 2,916 places
2008Boys18,403#8No rank change
2008Girls28#5,142Up 235 places
2007Boys18,898#8Up 2 places
2007Girls26#5,377Up 1,463 places
2006Boys18,965#10Up 1 places
2006Girls18#6,840Down 2,136 places
2005Boys19,060#11Down 3 places
2005Girls28#4,704Down 2,970 places
2004Boys20,237#8Up 3 places
2004Girls111#1,734Up 2,375 places
2003Boys20,000#11No rank change
2003Girls32#4,109Down 299 places
2002Boys20,136#11Down 1 places
2002Girls34#3,810Up 1,024 places
2001Boys20,110#10Up 1 places
2001Girls24#4,834Down 1,381 places
2000Boys20,669#11Up 3 places
2000Girls38#3,453Up 860 places
1999Boys20,718#14No rank change
1999Girls26#4,313Down 960 places
1998Boys20,836#14Up 5 places
1998Girls36#3,353Up 772 places
1997Boys20,020#19Down 1 places
1997Girls26#4,125Down 1,224 places
1996Boys20,546#18Up 2 places
1996Girls41#2,901Down 251 places
1995Boys20,160#20Down 1 places
1995Girls46#2,650Up 51 places
1994Boys21,492#19Down 1 places
1994Girls45#2,701Up 124 places
1993Boys22,218#18Up 2 places
1993Girls42#2,825Down 605 places
1992Boys23,066#20Down 1 places
1992Girls60#2,220Up 71 places
1991Boys23,860#19Down 3 places
1991Girls56#2,291Down 163 places
1990Boys24,906#16Down 1 places
1990Girls61#2,128Down 605 places
1989Boys24,673#15Up 1 places
1989Girls94#1,523Down 520 places
1988Boys24,126#16Down 1 places
1988Girls163#1,003Down 49 places
1987Boys24,202#15No rank change
1987Girls169#954Up 1 places
1986Boys24,333#15Up 1 places
1986Girls165#955Down 81 places
1985Boys24,606#16No rank change
1985Girls183#874Up 56 places
1984Boys24,900#16No rank change
1984Girls158#930Down 110 places
1983Boys25,396#16Down 1 places
1983Girls187#820Up 45 places
1982Boys25,604#15No rank change
1982Girls178#865Up 21 places
1981Boys24,798#15Down 1 places
1981Girls171#886Down 121 places
1980Boys25,639#14Down 1 places
1980Girls216#765Up 58 places
1979Boys24,676#13No rank change
1979Girls191#823Down 18 places
1978Boys24,170#13Down 1 places
1978Girls186#805Down 3 places
1977Boys24,758#12Down 1 places
1977Girls187#802Down 66 places
1976Boys24,428#11Down 1 places
1976Girls200#736Up 93 places
1975Boys25,561#10No rank change
1975Girls163#829Down 31 places
1974Boys26,980#10Down 1 places
1974Girls169#798Up 3 places
1973Boys28,018#9No rank change
1973Girls163#801Down 72 places
1972Boys30,510#9Down 2 places
1972Girls193#729Up 12 places
1971Boys35,413#7No rank change
1971Girls201#741Down 15 places
1970Boys38,887#7Down 1 places
1970Girls205#726Down 13 places
1969Boys37,607#6No rank change
1969Girls199#713Down 10 places
1968Boys36,927#6No rank change
1968Girls192#703Up 17 places
1967Boys37,615#6No rank change
1967Girls185#720Up 14 places
1966Boys38,237#6No rank change
1966Girls180#734Up 53 places
1965Boys40,111#6Up 1 places
1965Girls157#787Up 49 places
1964Boys44,224#7No rank change
1964Girls156#836Down 72 places
1963Boys44,453#7No rank change
1963Girls181#764Up 20 places
1962Boys44,853#7No rank change
1962Girls175#784Down 55 places
1961Boys48,045#7No rank change
1961Girls204#729Up 75 places
1960Boys49,361#7No rank change
1960Girls165#804Up 19 places
1959Boys51,386#7Down 1 places
1959Girls155#823Down 30 places
1958Boys54,254#6No rank change
1958Girls160#793Down 22 places
1957Boys56,852#6No rank change
1957Girls168#771Up 28 places
1956Boys58,991#6No rank change
1956Girls154#799Up 114 places
1955Boys59,990#6No rank change
1955Girls116#913Down 79 places
1954Boys61,426#6No rank change
1954Girls127#834Down 31 places
1953Boys61,829#6No rank change
1953Girls131#803Down 67 places
1952Boys63,039#6No rank change
1952Girls145#736Up 127 places
1951Boys62,781#6No rank change
1951Girls108#863Down 90 places
1950Boys60,680#6Down 2 places
1950Girls125#773Down 25 places
1949Boys61,506#4No rank change
1949Girls131#748Down 80 places
1948Boys61,972#4No rank change
1948Girls157#668Up 8 places
1947Boys67,002#4No rank change
1947Girls154#676Down 47 places
1946Boys60,034#4No rank change
1946Girls157#629Down 25 places
1945Boys50,218#4No rank change
1945Girls142#604Up 21 places
1944Boys52,375#4No rank change
1944Girls136#625Down 44 places
1943Boys55,904#4No rank change
1943Girls168#581Down 15 places
1942Boys54,890#4No rank change
1942Girls170#566Up 29 places
1941Boys47,798#4No rank change
1941Girls140#595Down 33 places
1940Boys44,779#4No rank change
1940Girls152#562Down 23 places
1939Boys42,071#4No rank change
1939Girls152#539Up 47 places
1938Boys42,433#4No rank change
1938Girls138#586Down 72 places
1937Boys40,725#4No rank change
1937Girls164#514Up 8 places
1936Boys39,398#4No rank change
1936Girls154#522Down 27 places
1935Boys40,204#4No rank change
1935Girls163#495Down 13 places
1934Boys40,175#4No rank change
1934Girls175#482Down 13 places
1933Boys39,049#4No rank change
1933Girls195#469Down 41 places
1932Boys42,124#4No rank change
1932Girls235#428Down 11 places
1931Boys43,280#4No rank change
1931Girls238#417Down 19 places
1930Boys47,271#4No rank change
1930Girls289#398Down 38 places
1929Boys47,815#4No rank change
1929Girls337#360Up 8 places
1928Boys49,118#4No rank change
1928Girls348#368Up 13 places
1927Boys51,476#4No rank change
1927Girls321#381Up 14 places
1926Boys51,922#4Down 1 places
1926Girls303#395Up 7 places
1925Boys53,310#3No rank change
1925Girls289#402Up 43 places
1924Boys53,506#3No rank change
1924Girls245#445Up 13 places
1923Boys52,136#3No rank change
1923Girls225#458Up 41 places
1922Boys51,111#3No rank change
1922Girls194#499Up 18 places
1921Boys51,862#3Down 1 places
1921Girls189#517Down 40 places
1920Boys50,146#2No rank change
1920Girls204#477Up 37 places
1919Boys43,969#2No rank change
1919Girls175#514Up 21 places
1918Boys45,291#2No rank change
1918Girls172#535Down 16 places
1917Boys42,422#2No rank change
1917Girls165#519Up 56 places
1916Boys40,418#2No rank change
1916Girls136#575Down 10 places
1915Boys38,563#2No rank change
1915Girls129#565Up 9 places
1914Boys29,753#2No rank change
1914Girls97#574Down 49 places
1913Boys23,538#2No rank change
1913Girls94#525Up 28 places
1912Boys19,626#2No rank change
1912Girls78#553Up 52 places
1911Boys10,593#2Up 1 places
1911Girls50#605Up 93 places
1910Boys8,844#3Down 1 places
1910Girls37#698Down 29 places
1909Boys7,913#2No rank change
1909Girls35#669Down 112 places
1908Boys7,529#2No rank change
1908Girls45#557Up 145 places
1907Boys6,904#2No rank change
1907Girls29#702Down 13 places
1906Boys6,566#2No rank change
1906Girls28#689Down 25 places
1905Boys6,495#2No rank change
1905Girls28#664Up 36 places
1904Boys6,416#2No rank change
1904Girls25#700Down 151 places
1903Boys6,311#2No rank change
1903Girls35#549Up 118 places
1902Boys6,617#2No rank change
1902Girls25#667Down 129 places
1901Boys5,990#2No rank change
1901Girls32#538Down 29 places
1900Boys8,579#2No rank change
1900Girls44#509Up 135 places
1899Boys6,086#2No rank change
1899Girls23#644Down 163 places
1898Boys7,400#2No rank change
1898Girls41#481Up 40 places
1897Boys7,198#2No rank change
1897Girls32#521Down 87 places
1896Boys7,747#2No rank change
1896Girls44#434Up 21 places
1895Boys7,277#2No rank change
1895Girls40#455Up 32 places
1894Boys7,274#2No rank change
1894Girls34#487Down 14 places
1893Boys7,223#2No rank change
1893Girls32#473Down 72 places
1892Boys7,782#2No rank change
1892Girls44#401Down 50 places
1891Boys6,763#2No rank change
1891Girls50#351Up 84 places
1890Boys7,494#2No rank change
1890Girls34#435Down 82 places
1889Boys7,772#2No rank change
1889Girls46#353Up 16 places
1888Boys8,705#2No rank change
1888Girls42#369Down 47 places
1887Boys7,470#2No rank change
1887Girls44#322Up 38 places
1886Boys8,252#2No rank change
1886Girls35#360Down 12 places
1885Boys8,044#2No rank change
1885Girls33#348Down 11 places
1884Boys8,897#2No rank change
1884Girls34#337Down 59 places
1883Boys8,387#2No rank change
1883Girls40#278Up 39 places
1882Boys9,298#2No rank change
1882Girls31#317Down 31 places
1881Boys8,524#2No rank change
1881Girls30#286Down 4 places
1880Boys9,532#2—
1880Girls30#282—

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