for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
William name popularity in the United States
William ranked #9 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 10,545 boys named William.
SSA
67,002 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
William for boys and girls
Girls
70.1% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Boys
10,54599.9% in 2025 · data from 1880 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 | 10,545 | #9 |
| 2025 | girls | 7 | #11932 |
| 2024 | boys | 10,647 | #10 |
| 2024 | girls | 9 | #10271 |
| 2023 | boys | 10,673 | #10 |
| 2023 | girls | 6 | #13462 |
| 2022 | boys | 11,356 | #6 |
| 2022 | girls | 7 | #12243 |
| 2021 | boys | 12,170 | #6 |
| 2021 | girls | 21 | #5748 |
| 2020 | boys | 12,676 | #5 |
| 2020 | girls | 14 | #7559 |
Show full history (292 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 10,545 | #9 |
| 2025 | girls | 7 | #11932 |
| 2024 | boys | 10,647 | #10 |
| 2024 | girls | 9 | #10271 |
| 2023 | boys | 10,673 | #10 |
| 2023 | girls | 6 | #13462 |
| 2022 | boys | 11,356 | #6 |
| 2022 | girls | 7 | #12243 |
| 2021 | boys | 12,170 | #6 |
| 2021 | girls | 21 | #5748 |
| 2020 | boys | 12,676 | #5 |
| 2020 | girls | 14 | #7559 |
| 2019 | boys | 13,658 | #4 |
| 2019 | girls | 12 | #8597 |
| 2018 | boys | 14,646 | #3 |
| 2018 | girls | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | boys | 15,046 | #3 |
| 2017 | girls | 18 | #6531 |
| 2016 | boys | 15,810 | #3 |
| 2016 | girls | 20 | #6186 |
| 2015 | boys | 15,950 | #5 |
| 2015 | girls | 15 | #7613 |
| 2014 | boys | 16,851 | #5 |
| 2014 | girls | 23 | #5625 |
| 2013 | boys | 16,669 | #5 |
| 2013 | girls | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | boys | 16,917 | #5 |
| 2012 | girls | 19 | #6576 |
| 2011 | boys | 17,362 | #3 |
| 2011 | girls | 28 | #4915 |
| 2010 | boys | 17,072 | #5 |
| 2010 | girls | 23 | #5771 |
| 2009 | boys | 17,937 | #5 |
| 2009 | girls | 15 | #8058 |
| 2008 | boys | 18,403 | #8 |
| 2008 | girls | 28 | #5142 |
| 2007 | boys | 18,898 | #8 |
| 2007 | girls | 26 | #5377 |
| 2006 | boys | 18,965 | #10 |
| 2006 | girls | 18 | #6840 |
| 2005 | boys | 19,060 | #11 |
| 2005 | girls | 28 | #4704 |
| 2004 | boys | 20,237 | #8 |
| 2004 | girls | 111 | #1734 |
| 2003 | boys | 20,000 | #11 |
| 2003 | girls | 32 | #4109 |
| 2002 | boys | 20,136 | #11 |
| 2002 | girls | 34 | #3810 |
| 2001 | boys | 20,110 | #10 |
| 2001 | girls | 24 | #4834 |
| 2000 | boys | 20,669 | #11 |
| 2000 | girls | 38 | #3453 |
| 1999 | boys | 20,718 | #14 |
| 1999 | girls | 26 | #4313 |
| 1998 | boys | 20,836 | #14 |
| 1998 | girls | 36 | #3353 |
| 1997 | boys | 20,020 | #19 |
| 1997 | girls | 26 | #4125 |
| 1996 | boys | 20,546 | #18 |
| 1996 | girls | 41 | #2901 |
| 1995 | boys | 20,160 | #20 |
| 1995 | girls | 46 | #2650 |
| 1994 | boys | 21,492 | #19 |
| 1994 | girls | 45 | #2701 |
| 1993 | boys | 22,218 | #18 |
| 1993 | girls | 42 | #2825 |
| 1992 | boys | 23,066 | #20 |
| 1992 | girls | 60 | #2220 |
| 1991 | boys | 23,860 | #19 |
| 1991 | girls | 56 | #2291 |
| 1990 | boys | 24,906 | #16 |
| 1990 | girls | 61 | #2128 |
| 1989 | boys | 24,673 | #15 |
| 1989 | girls | 94 | #1523 |
| 1988 | boys | 24,126 | #16 |
| 1988 | girls | 163 | #1003 |
| 1987 | boys | 24,202 | #15 |
| 1987 | girls | 169 | #954 |
| 1986 | boys | 24,333 | #15 |
| 1986 | girls | 165 | #955 |
| 1985 | boys | 24,606 | #16 |
| 1985 | girls | 183 | #874 |
| 1984 | boys | 24,900 | #16 |
| 1984 | girls | 158 | #930 |
| 1983 | boys | 25,396 | #16 |
| 1983 | girls | 187 | #820 |
| 1982 | boys | 25,604 | #15 |
| 1982 | girls | 178 | #865 |
| 1981 | boys | 24,798 | #15 |
| 1981 | girls | 171 | #886 |
| 1980 | boys | 25,639 | #14 |
| 1980 | girls | 216 | #765 |
| 1979 | boys | 24,676 | #13 |
| 1979 | girls | 191 | #823 |
| 1978 | boys | 24,170 | #13 |
| 1978 | girls | 186 | #805 |
| 1977 | boys | 24,758 | #12 |
| 1977 | girls | 187 | #802 |
| 1976 | boys | 24,428 | #11 |
| 1976 | girls | 200 | #736 |
| 1975 | boys | 25,561 | #10 |
| 1975 | girls | 163 | #829 |
| 1974 | boys | 26,980 | #10 |
| 1974 | girls | 169 | #798 |
| 1973 | boys | 28,018 | #9 |
| 1973 | girls | 163 | #801 |
| 1972 | boys | 30,510 | #9 |
| 1972 | girls | 193 | #729 |
| 1971 | boys | 35,413 | #7 |
| 1971 | girls | 201 | #741 |
| 1970 | boys | 38,887 | #7 |
| 1970 | girls | 205 | #726 |
| 1969 | boys | 37,607 | #6 |
| 1969 | girls | 199 | #713 |
| 1968 | boys | 36,927 | #6 |
| 1968 | girls | 192 | #703 |
| 1967 | boys | 37,615 | #6 |
| 1967 | girls | 185 | #720 |
| 1966 | boys | 38,237 | #6 |
| 1966 | girls | 180 | #734 |
| 1965 | boys | 40,111 | #6 |
| 1965 | girls | 157 | #787 |
| 1964 | boys | 44,224 | #7 |
| 1964 | girls | 156 | #836 |
| 1963 | boys | 44,453 | #7 |
| 1963 | girls | 181 | #764 |
| 1962 | boys | 44,853 | #7 |
| 1962 | girls | 175 | #784 |
| 1961 | boys | 48,045 | #7 |
| 1961 | girls | 204 | #729 |
| 1960 | boys | 49,361 | #7 |
| 1960 | girls | 165 | #804 |
| 1959 | boys | 51,386 | #7 |
| 1959 | girls | 155 | #823 |
| 1958 | boys | 54,254 | #6 |
| 1958 | girls | 160 | #793 |
| 1957 | boys | 56,852 | #6 |
| 1957 | girls | 168 | #771 |
| 1956 | boys | 58,991 | #6 |
| 1956 | girls | 154 | #799 |
| 1955 | boys | 59,990 | #6 |
| 1955 | girls | 116 | #913 |
| 1954 | boys | 61,426 | #6 |
| 1954 | girls | 127 | #834 |
| 1953 | boys | 61,829 | #6 |
| 1953 | girls | 131 | #803 |
| 1952 | boys | 63,039 | #6 |
| 1952 | girls | 145 | #736 |
| 1951 | boys | 62,781 | #6 |
| 1951 | girls | 108 | #863 |
| 1950 | boys | 60,680 | #6 |
| 1950 | girls | 125 | #773 |
| 1949 | boys | 61,506 | #4 |
| 1949 | girls | 131 | #748 |
| 1948 | boys | 61,972 | #4 |
| 1948 | girls | 157 | #668 |
| 1947 | boys | 67,002 | #4 |
| 1947 | girls | 154 | #676 |
| 1946 | boys | 60,034 | #4 |
| 1946 | girls | 157 | #629 |
| 1945 | boys | 50,218 | #4 |
| 1945 | girls | 142 | #604 |
| 1944 | boys | 52,375 | #4 |
| 1944 | girls | 136 | #625 |
| 1943 | boys | 55,904 | #4 |
| 1943 | girls | 168 | #581 |
| 1942 | boys | 54,890 | #4 |
| 1942 | girls | 170 | #566 |
| 1941 | boys | 47,798 | #4 |
| 1941 | girls | 140 | #595 |
| 1940 | boys | 44,779 | #4 |
| 1940 | girls | 152 | #562 |
| 1939 | boys | 42,071 | #4 |
| 1939 | girls | 152 | #539 |
| 1938 | boys | 42,433 | #4 |
| 1938 | girls | 138 | #586 |
| 1937 | boys | 40,725 | #4 |
| 1937 | girls | 164 | #514 |
| 1936 | boys | 39,398 | #4 |
| 1936 | girls | 154 | #522 |
| 1935 | boys | 40,204 | #4 |
| 1935 | girls | 163 | #495 |
| 1934 | boys | 40,175 | #4 |
| 1934 | girls | 175 | #482 |
| 1933 | boys | 39,049 | #4 |
| 1933 | girls | 195 | #469 |
| 1932 | boys | 42,124 | #4 |
| 1932 | girls | 235 | #428 |
| 1931 | boys | 43,280 | #4 |
| 1931 | girls | 238 | #417 |
| 1930 | boys | 47,271 | #4 |
| 1930 | girls | 289 | #398 |
| 1929 | boys | 47,815 | #4 |
| 1929 | girls | 337 | #360 |
| 1928 | boys | 49,118 | #4 |
| 1928 | girls | 348 | #368 |
| 1927 | boys | 51,476 | #4 |
| 1927 | girls | 321 | #381 |
| 1926 | boys | 51,922 | #4 |
| 1926 | girls | 303 | #395 |
| 1925 | boys | 53,310 | #3 |
| 1925 | girls | 289 | #402 |
| 1924 | boys | 53,506 | #3 |
| 1924 | girls | 245 | #445 |
| 1923 | boys | 52,136 | #3 |
| 1923 | girls | 225 | #458 |
| 1922 | boys | 51,111 | #3 |
| 1922 | girls | 194 | #499 |
| 1921 | boys | 51,862 | #3 |
| 1921 | girls | 189 | #517 |
| 1920 | boys | 50,146 | #2 |
| 1920 | girls | 204 | #477 |
| 1919 | boys | 43,969 | #2 |
| 1919 | girls | 175 | #514 |
| 1918 | boys | 45,291 | #2 |
| 1918 | girls | 172 | #535 |
| 1917 | boys | 42,422 | #2 |
| 1917 | girls | 165 | #519 |
| 1916 | boys | 40,418 | #2 |
| 1916 | girls | 136 | #575 |
| 1915 | boys | 38,563 | #2 |
| 1915 | girls | 129 | #565 |
| 1914 | boys | 29,753 | #2 |
| 1914 | girls | 97 | #574 |
| 1913 | boys | 23,538 | #2 |
| 1913 | girls | 94 | #525 |
| 1912 | boys | 19,626 | #2 |
| 1912 | girls | 78 | #553 |
| 1911 | boys | 10,593 | #2 |
| 1911 | girls | 50 | #605 |
| 1910 | boys | 8,844 | #3 |
| 1910 | girls | 37 | #698 |
| 1909 | boys | 7,913 | #2 |
| 1909 | girls | 35 | #669 |
| 1908 | boys | 7,529 | #2 |
| 1908 | girls | 45 | #557 |
| 1907 | boys | 6,904 | #2 |
| 1907 | girls | 29 | #702 |
| 1906 | boys | 6,566 | #2 |
| 1906 | girls | 28 | #689 |
| 1905 | boys | 6,495 | #2 |
| 1905 | girls | 28 | #664 |
| 1904 | boys | 6,416 | #2 |
| 1904 | girls | 25 | #700 |
| 1903 | boys | 6,311 | #2 |
| 1903 | girls | 35 | #549 |
| 1902 | boys | 6,617 | #2 |
| 1902 | girls | 25 | #667 |
| 1901 | boys | 5,990 | #2 |
| 1901 | girls | 32 | #538 |
| 1900 | boys | 8,579 | #2 |
| 1900 | girls | 44 | #509 |
| 1899 | boys | 6,086 | #2 |
| 1899 | girls | 23 | #644 |
| 1898 | boys | 7,400 | #2 |
| 1898 | girls | 41 | #481 |
| 1897 | boys | 7,198 | #2 |
| 1897 | girls | 32 | #521 |
| 1896 | boys | 7,747 | #2 |
| 1896 | girls | 44 | #434 |
| 1895 | boys | 7,277 | #2 |
| 1895 | girls | 40 | #455 |
| 1894 | boys | 7,274 | #2 |
| 1894 | girls | 34 | #487 |
| 1893 | boys | 7,223 | #2 |
| 1893 | girls | 32 | #473 |
| 1892 | boys | 7,782 | #2 |
| 1892 | girls | 44 | #401 |
| 1891 | boys | 6,763 | #2 |
| 1891 | girls | 50 | #351 |
| 1890 | boys | 7,494 | #2 |
| 1890 | girls | 34 | #435 |
| 1889 | boys | 7,772 | #2 |
| 1889 | girls | 46 | #353 |
| 1888 | boys | 8,705 | #2 |
| 1888 | girls | 42 | #369 |
| 1887 | boys | 7,470 | #2 |
| 1887 | girls | 44 | #322 |
| 1886 | boys | 8,252 | #2 |
| 1886 | girls | 35 | #360 |
| 1885 | boys | 8,044 | #2 |
| 1885 | girls | 33 | #348 |
| 1884 | boys | 8,897 | #2 |
| 1884 | girls | 34 | #337 |
| 1883 | boys | 8,387 | #2 |
| 1883 | girls | 40 | #278 |
| 1882 | boys | 9,298 | #2 |
| 1882 | girls | 31 | #317 |
| 1881 | boys | 8,524 | #2 |
| 1881 | girls | 30 | #286 |
| 1880 | boys | 9,532 | #2 |
| 1880 | girls | 30 | #282 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.