for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
William name popularity in England and Wales
William ranked #25 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 1,456 boys named William.
ONS
5,287 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
William for boys and girls
Girls
3Share unavailable · data from 2016 to 2016
Boys
1,456100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
William in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 1,456 | #25 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,517 | #27 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,544 | #29 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,806 | #24 |
| 2021 | boys | 2,093 | #21 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,215 | #20 |
| 2019 | boys | 2,667 | #17 |
| 2018 | boys | 3,015 | #14 |
| 2017 | boys | 3,437 | #11 |
| 2016 | boys | 3,819 | #11 |
| 2016 | girls | 3 | #5785 |
| 2015 | boys | 4,083 | #8 |
Show full history (31 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 1,456 | #25 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,517 | #27 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,544 | #29 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,806 | #24 |
| 2021 | boys | 2,093 | #21 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,215 | #20 |
| 2019 | boys | 2,667 | #17 |
| 2018 | boys | 3,015 | #14 |
| 2017 | boys | 3,437 | #11 |
| 2016 | boys | 3,819 | #11 |
| 2016 | girls | 3 | #5785 |
| 2015 | boys | 4,083 | #8 |
| 2014 | boys | 4,134 | #10 |
| 2013 | boys | 4,268 | #8 |
| 2012 | boys | 4,590 | #9 |
| 2011 | boys | 4,632 | #10 |
| 2010 | boys | 5,256 | #7 |
| 2009 | boys | 5,247 | #8 |
| 2008 | boys | 5,169 | #10 |
| 2007 | boys | 5,148 | #8 |
| 2006 | boys | 4,886 | #7 |
| 2005 | boys | 5,106 | #8 |
| 2004 | boys | 5,212 | #8 |
| 2003 | boys | 4,904 | #9 |
| 2002 | boys | 5,037 | #9 |
| 2001 | boys | 4,459 | #13 |
| 2000 | boys | 4,804 | #12 |
| 1999 | boys | 5,287 | #10 |
| 1998 | boys | 4,879 | #14 |
| 1997 | boys | 4,499 | #19 |
| 1996 | boys | 4,269 | #21 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.