Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 8.100% 6.480% 4.860% 3.240% 1.620% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 William (feminine)   William (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 - - #10 0.579
2022 - - #6 0.605
2021 - - #6 0.649
2020 - - #5 0.685
2019 - - #4 0.710
2018 - - #3 0.753
2017 - - #3 0.759
2016 - - #3 0.780
2015 - - #5 0.780
2014 - - #5 0.822
2013 - - #5 0.825
2012 - - #5 0.833
2011 - - #3 0.854
2010 - - #5 0.831
2009 - - #5 0.845
2008 - - #8 0.844
2007 - - #8 0.853
2006 - - #10 0.865
2005 - - #11 0.896
2004 - - #8 0.957
2003 - - #11 0.952
2002 - - #11 0.974
2001 - - #10 0.972
2000 - - #11 0.990
1999 - - #14 1.016
1998 - - #14 1.027
1997 - - #19 1.002
1996 - - #18 1.025
1995 - - #20 1.002
1994 - - #19 1.054
1993 - - #18 1.076
1992 - - #20 1.099
1991 - - #19 1.126
1990 - - #16 1.157
1989 - - #15 1.177
1988 - - #16 1.205
1987 #954 0.009
#15 1.241
1986 #955 0.009
#15 1.266
1985 #874 0.010
#16 1.279
1984 #931 0.009
#16 1.327
1983 #820 0.010
#16 1.363
1982 #865 0.010
#15 1.357
1981 #886 0.010
#15 1.332
1980 #765 0.012
#14 1.383
1979 #823 0.011
#13 1.379
1978 #801 0.011
#13 1.415
1977 #803 0.011
#12 1.449
1976 #736 0.013
#11 1.497
1975 #829 0.010
#10 1.576
1974 #797 0.011
#10 1.655
1973 #800 0.010
#9 1.736
1972 #729 0.012
#9 1.823
1971 #741 0.011
#7 1.948
1970 #728 0.011
#7 2.042
1969 #713 0.011
#6 2.056
1968 #706 0.011
#6 2.081
1967 #716 0.011
#6 2.114
1966 #735 0.010
#6 2.104
1965 #787 0.009
#6 2.117
1964 #835 0.008
#7 2.182
1963 #763 0.009
#7 2.153
1962 #784 0.009
#7 2.134
1961 #728 0.010
#7 2.226
1960 #810 0.008
#7 2.279
1959 #818 0.008
#7 2.371
1958 #792 0.008
#6 2.518
1957 #771 0.008
#6 2.597
1956 #799 0.007
#6 2.748
1955 #913 0.006
#6 2.871
1954 #831 0.006
#6 2.968
1953 #803 0.007
#6 3.088
1952 #733 0.008
#6 3.194
1951 #863 0.006
#6 3.284
1950 #773 0.007
#6 3.337
1949 #748 0.007
#4 3.413
1948 #668 0.009
#4 3.476
1947 #676 0.008
#4 3.607
1946 #629 0.010
#4 3.638
1945 #605 0.011
#4 3.662
1944 #625 0.010
#4 3.770
1943 #581 0.012
#4 3.844
1942 #566 0.012
#4 3.898
1941 #595 0.011
#4 3.809
1940 #562 0.013
#4 3.775
1939 #539 0.013
#4 3.713
1938 #586 0.012
#4 3.734
1937 #514 0.015
#4 3.723
1936 #522 0.014
#4 3.701
1935 #495 0.015
#4 3.759
1934 #482 0.016
#4 3.783
1933 #469 0.019
#4 3.828
1932 #428 0.021
#4 3.921
1931 #417 0.022
#4 4.046
1930 #398 0.025
#4 4.185
1929 #360 0.029
#4 4.316
1928 #368 0.029
#4 4.304
1927 #381 0.026
#4 4.431
1926 #395 0.025
#4 4.532
1925 #402 0.023
#3 4.630
1924 #445 0.019
#3 4.577
1923 #458 0.018
#3 4.605
1922 #499 0.016
#3 4.542
1921 #517 0.015
#3 4.558
1920 #474 0.016
#2 4.556
1919 #514 0.015
#2 4.331
1918 #535 0.014
#2 4.319
1917 #519 0.015
#2 4.422
1916 #575 0.013
#2 4.378
1915 #565 0.013
#2 4.378
1914 #574 0.012
#2 4.354
1913 #525 0.014
#2 4.389
1912 #553 0.013
#2 4.347
1911 #605 0.011
#2 4.388
1910 #698 0.009
#3 4.241
1909 #669 0.010
#2 4.474
1908 #557 0.013
#2 4.526
1907 #702 0.009
#2 4.354
1906 #689 0.009
#2 4.558
1905 #664 0.009
#2 4.535
1904 #700 0.009
#2 4.632
1903 #549 0.013
#2 4.880
1902 #667 0.009
#2 4.984
1901 #538 0.013
#2 5.182
1900 #509 0.014
#2 5.291
1899 #644 0.009
#2 5.283
1898 #481 0.015
#2 5.602
1897 #521 0.013
#2 5.903
1896 #434 0.017
#2 6.002
1895 #455 0.016
#2 5.746
1894 #487 0.014
#2 5.824
1893 #473 0.014
#2 5.967
1892 #401 0.020
#2 5.920
1891 #351 0.025
#2 6.190
1890 #435 0.017
#2 6.261
1889 #353 0.024
#2 6.529
1888 #369 0.022
#2 6.701
1887 #322 0.028
#2 6.834
1886 #360 0.023
#2 6.932
1885 #348 0.023
#2 6.938
1884 #337 0.025
#2 7.249
1883 #278 0.033
#2 7.457
1882 #317 0.027
#2 7.619
1881 #286 0.030
#2 7.872
1880 #282 0.031
#2 8.051