Willam

WIH-lam /ˈwɪlæm/
boy 2 syllables rising

Willam is an uncommon variant of William that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.

Willam is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,798 for boy births in the United States (and #28,354 across all names), given to 5 babies. Willam was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (76 births).

About the name Willam

PronunciationWIH-lam /ˈwɪlæm/
#13,798U.S. rank among boys 2025
#28,354among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
76peak births 1959
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Willam

How popular is Willam?

Boys named Willam 5 in 2025
188019001920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Willam per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Willam total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#13,798
202466#12,269
202266#12,250
202155#13,968
201677#10,680
201555#13,943
201466#12,034
20131010#8,076
201277#10,711
201177#10,725
200955#14,416
200888#9,829
20061111#7,400
200488#8,890
20021212#6,072
200188#8,310
200099#7,385
19977—#8,081
19955—#10,281
19899—#5,595
198814—#3,702
198713—#3,721
198613—#3,649
198512—#3,798
198420—#2,526
198313—#3,404
198219—#2,594
198115—#3,026
198016—#2,961
197912—#3,560
197813—#3,210
197715—#2,908
197625—#1,996
197518—#2,449
197414—#2,796
197323—#1,926
197220—#2,077
197117—#2,365
197024—#1,846
196927—#1,603
196820—#1,833
196729—#1,447
196644—#1,129
196532—#1,383
196440—#1,234
196353—#1,051
196245—#1,170
196167—#939
196063—#962
195976—#887
195861—#977
195761—#980
195662—#953
195551—#1,065
195453—#1,038
195358—#949
195239—#1,192
195149—#1,016
195039—#1,167
194946—#1,046
194837—#1,193
194745—#1,092
194646—#1,018
194566—#760
194458—#830
194357—#892
194253—#922
194159—#833
194051—#892
193954—#835
193839—#1,042
193746—#931
193653—#843
193545—#955
193441—#1,023
193354—#851
193259—#834
193159—#824
193060—#854
192967—#793
192859—#871
192760—#883
192651—#962
192557—#899
192463—#871
192351—#974
192260—#904
192149—#1,008
192043—#1,088
191934—#1,229
191839—#1,111
191737—#1,111
191631—#1,204
191532—#1,157
191428—#1,097
191319—#1,204
191215—#1,262
191111—#1,116
191010—#1,115
190910—#1,018
190812—#822
190610—#850
19049—#873
19036—#1,126
19028—#931
19007—#1,158
189810—#743
18977—#940
189610—#777
18957—#973
189314—#536
189213—#595
189111—#595
18906—#991
18899—#720
188811—#646
18878—#749
188613—#537
18859—#696
188411—#609
18839—#675
18828—#751
188110—#592
188013—#525