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William name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, William ranks #9 in male records (10,545 reported) and #13,115 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is William becoming more popular?

William's reported male count decreased by 102 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #10 to #9. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

William in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for WilliamFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.15,8100201620252016: 20 female records2017: 18 female records2018: 12 female records2019: 12 female records2020: 14 female records2021: 21 female records2022: 7 female records2023: 6 female records2024: 9 female records2025: 7 female records2016: 15,810 male records2017: 15,046 male records2018: 14,646 male records2019: 13,658 male records2020: 12,676 male records2021: 12,170 male records2022: 11,356 male records2023: 10,673 male records2024: 10,647 male records2025: 10,545 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025713,11510,5459
2024911,06710,64710
2023615,08110,67310
2022713,49511,3566
2021215,94012,1706
2020147,94612,6765
2019129,08513,6584
2018129,12714,6463
2017186,79215,0463
2016206,38915,8103

Questions about William’s popularity

How common is William in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, William ranks #9 in male records (10,545 reported) and #13,115 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of William?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include William only.

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