Trend of the Popularity of William as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 10,545 male babies that were named William in the US, which was 0.62% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name William peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 25,639 babies, which was 1.44% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named William, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named William.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named William in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named William in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named William from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of William as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	25639	1.44
1981	24798	1.38
1982	25604	1.41
1983	25396	1.42
1984	24900	1.38
1985	24606	1.33
1986	24333	1.32
1987	24202	1.30
1988	24126	1.26
1989	24673	1.23
1990	24906	1.21
1991	23860	1.18
1992	23066	1.16
1993	22218	1.13
1994	21492	1.11
1995	20160	1.06
1996	20546	1.09
1997	20020	1.06
1998	20836	1.09
1999	20718	1.08
2000	20669	1.05
2001	20110	1.03
2002	20136	1.04
2003	20000	1.01
2004	20237	1.02
2005	19060	0.95
2006	18965	0.92
2007	18898	0.91
2008	18403	0.90
2009	17937	0.90
2010	17072	0.89
2011	17362	0.91
2012	16917	0.89
2013	16669	0.88
2014	16851	0.88
2015	15950	0.83
2016	15810	0.83
2017	15046	0.81
2018	14646	0.81
2019	13658	0.76
2020	12676	0.73
2021	12170	0.70
2022	11356	0.65
2023	10673	0.62
2024	10647	0.62
2025	10545	0.62