How Many People Are Named Wiliam?
people named Wiliam are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 365,936 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,256 babies named Wiliam in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
28 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Wiliam in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wiliam alive today is about 38 years old, and 48% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 19 and 53 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wiliam first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1982, to 28 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wiliam has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #991, in 1881. In 2025 it ranked #6,779.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,779 |
| Best rank | #991 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,614 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wiliam alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wiliam were born in California than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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