How Many People Are Named Williams?
people named Williams are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 93,562 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,150 babies named Williams in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
86 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Williams, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Williams alive today is about 40 years old, and 40% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Williams first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1950, to 86 babies. In 2025, 40 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Williams has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #515, in 1887. In 2025 it ranked #3,085.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,085 |
| Best rank | #515 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #940 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Williams alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Williams were born in California than in any other state: about 346 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Williams was given 11 times as often in Mississippi, 4.5 times in Georgia and 4.1 times in Alabama.
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