Wiliam · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 110 recorded years as a table

Wiliam, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	50
1912	19
1914	12
1915	7
1916	7
1918	10
1919	5
1920	9
1921	6
1922	13
1923	8
1924	10
1925	7
1926	14
1927	4
1928	9
1929	12
1930	8
1932	8
1934	10
1936	6
1937	6
1938	5
1939	8
1940	4
1941	4
1942	9
1943	8
1944	4
1945	4
1946	3
1947	5
1948	6
1949	5
1950	4
1951	7
1952	4
1953	5
1954	3
1955	5
1956	3
1957	6
1958	6
1959	6
1960	6
1961	3
1962	4
1963	5
1964	4
1965	4
1966	4
1967	6
1968	9
1969	8
1970	9
1971	12
1972	7
1973	12
1974	8
1975	12
1976	8
1977	10
1978	6
1979	12
1980	8
1981	6
1982	15
1983	11
1984	11
1985	14
1986	14
1987	12
1988	11
1989	6
1990	8
1991	7
1992	3
1993	6
1994	6
1995	8
1996	3
1997	6
1998	5
1999	6
2000	7
2001	7
2002	5
2003	5
2004	4
2005	4
2006	5
2007	6
2008	10
2009	7
2010	5
2011	9
2012	8
2013	5
2014	6
2015	7
2016	6
2017	6
2018	8
2019	7
2020	3
2021	5
2022	5
2023	3
2024	8
2025	8

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Wiliam isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Wiliam

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 13
Rank in 2025: #6,446
How rare: 1 in 131,390 boys
Since 1881: 1,256

Most popular in 1881, at 50 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 12% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.