How Many People Are Named Willem?
people named Willem are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 124,921 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,840 babies named Willem in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
122 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Dutch form of WILLIAM. Willem the Silent, Prince of Orange, was the leader of the Dutch revolt against Spain that brought about the independence of the Netherlands. He is considered the founder of the Dutch royal family. In English he is commonly called William of Orange.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Willem in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Willem alive today is about 20 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Willem first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2003, to 122 babies. In 2025, 51 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Willem has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,207, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #2,601.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,601 |
| Best rank | #1,207 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,444 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Willem alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Willem were born in California than in any other state: about 296 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Willem was given 3.3 times as often in New York, 2.8 times in Michigan and 2.3 times in California.
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