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William
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Popularity (masculine) in the United States (by decade)
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Masculine
Feminine
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
7.300%
5.840%
4.380%
2.920%
1.460%
1880
2020
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By times used
Other Regions
Last ranked #8 in 2023
Australia (NSW)
Last ranked #63 in 2023
Belgium
Last ranked #175 in 2000
Brazil (by decade)
Last ranked #11 in 2021
Canada
Last ranked #118 in 2016
Czechia
Last ranked #2 in 2023
Denmark
Last ranked #24 in 2022
England and Wales
Last ranked #121 in 2023
France
Last ranked #66 in 2023
Ireland
Last ranked #136 in 2023
Italy
Last ranked #310 in 2023
Netherlands
Last ranked #14 in 2023
New Zealand
Last ranked #58 in 2023
Northern Ireland
Last ranked #5 in 2023
Norway
Last ranked #199 in 2019
Poland
Last ranked #61 in 2018
Portugal
Last ranked #76 in 2022
Puerto Rico
Last ranked #5 in 2023
Quebec, Canada
Last ranked #53 in 2023
Scotland
Last ranked #3 in 2023
Sweden
Last ranked #90 in 2023
Switzerland
Last ranked #10 in 2023 (m) #954 in 1987 (f)
United States
Last ranked #6 in 2020 (m) #947 in 1980 (f)
United States (by decade)
Numbers
William (masculine)
Year
Rank
Percent Used
2020
#6
0.629
2010
#4
0.796
2000
#10
0.914
1990
#18
1.060
1980
#15
1.290
1970
#9
1.657
1960
#7
2.149
1950
#6
2.881
1940
#4
3.671
1930
#4
3.840
1920
#4
4.506
1910
#2
4.361
1900
#2
4.724
1890
#2
5.867
1880
#2
7.211
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