Willliam Popularity by Year
Follow Willliam across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Willliam 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 | 7 | #9,714 | Up 1,085 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 6 | #10,799 | Down 2,584 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 9 | #8,215 | Up 2,560 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 6 | #10,775 | Up 1,333 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 5 | #12,108 | Up 28 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 5 | #12,136 | Down 4,577 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 10 | #7,559 | Up 4,728 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 5 | #12,287 | Down 56 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Up 260 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 5 | #12,491 | Up 62 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 2,765 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 7 | #9,788 | Down 3,328 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 12 | #6,460 | Up 1,839 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 8 | #8,299 | Up 1,649 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 6 | #9,948 | Down 367 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 6 | #9,581 | Up 1,086 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 5 | #10,667 | Down 111 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 5 | #10,556 | Down 1,444 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 6 | #9,112 | Up 800 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 5 | #9,912 | Down 3,069 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 8 | #6,843 | Down 225 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 8 | #6,618 | Up 1,353 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 1,301 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 7 | #6,670 | Up 601 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 6 | #7,271 | Down 93 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 6 | #7,178 | Down 2,728 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 10 | #4,450 | Up 2,271 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 5 | #6,721 | Down 1,574 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 7 | #5,147 | Up 1,168 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 5 | #6,315 | Down 1,816 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 8 | #4,499 | Up 1,120 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 6 | #5,619 | Down 1,310 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 7 | #4,309 | Down 651 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 8 | #3,658 | Down 344 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 8 | #3,314 | Up 359 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 6 | #3,673 | Up 275 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 5 | #3,948 | Up 90 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 5 | #4,038 | Down 763 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 7 | #3,275 | Up 523 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 5 | #3,798 | Down 293 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 5 | #3,505 | Up 27 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 7 | #3,532 | — |