William is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #9 in 2025.
William is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9 among boys (10,545) and #13,115 among girls (7) — overall #16 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,552 | 10,559 | #13,115 | #9 |
| 2024 | 10,656 | 10,667 | #11,067 | #10 |
| 2023 | 10,679 | 10,688 | #15,081 | #10 |
| 2022 | 11,363 | 11,381 | #13,495 | #6 |
| 2021 | 12,191 | 12,208 | #5,940 | #6 |
| 2020 | 12,690 | 12,711 | #7,946 | #5 |
| 2019 | 13,670 | 13,694 | #9,085 | #4 |
| 2018 | 14,658 | 14,697 | #9,127 | #3 |
| 2017 | 15,064 | 15,111 | #6,792 | #3 |
| 2016 | 15,830 | 15,880 | #6,389 | #3 |
| 2015 | 15,965 | 16,021 | #7,988 | #5 |
| 2014 | 16,874 | 16,949 | #5,786 | #5 |
| 2013 | 16,683 | 16,753 | #8,554 | #5 |
| 2012 | 16,936 | 16,999 | #6,858 | #5 |
| 2011 | 17,390 | 17,469 | #5,056 | #3 |
| 2010 | 17,095 | 17,185 | #5,969 | #5 |
| 2009 | 17,952 | 18,029 | #8,439 | #5 |
| 2008 | 18,431 | 18,536 | #5,271 | #8 |
| 2007 | 18,924 | 19,025 | #5,518 | #8 |
| 2006 | 18,983 | 19,113 | #7,129 | #10 |
| 2005 | 19,088 | 19,211 | #4,824 | #11 |
| 2004 | 20,348 | 20,459 | #1,744 | #8 |
| 2003 | 20,032 | 20,141 | #4,212 | #11 |
| 2002 | 20,170 | 20,289 | #3,882 | #11 |
| 2001 | 20,134 | 20,278 | #5,002 | #10 |
| 2000 | 20,707 | 20,864 | #3,522 | #11 |
| 1999 | 20,744 | 20,881 | #4,440 | #14 |
| 1998 | 20,872 | 21,047 | #3,423 | #14 |
| 1997 | 20,046 | — | #4,237 | #19 |
| 1996 | 20,587 | — | #2,959 | #18 |
| 1995 | 20,206 | — | #2,683 | #20 |
| 1994 | 21,537 | — | #2,750 | #19 |
| 1993 | 22,260 | — | #2,880 | #18 |
| 1992 | 23,126 | — | #2,238 | #20 |
| 1991 | 23,916 | — | #2,319 | #19 |
| 1990 | 24,967 | — | #2,152 | #16 |
| 1989 | 24,767 | — | #1,531 | #15 |
| 1988 | 24,289 | — | #1,006 | #16 |
| 1987 | 24,371 | — | #958 | #15 |
| 1986 | 24,498 | — | #957 | #15 |
| 1985 | 24,789 | — | #879 | #16 |
| 1984 | 25,058 | — | #934 | #16 |
| 1983 | 25,583 | — | #822 | #16 |
| 1982 | 25,782 | — | #870 | #15 |
| 1981 | 24,969 | — | #888 | #15 |
| 1980 | 25,855 | — | #766 | #14 |
| 1979 | 24,867 | — | #823 | #13 |
| 1978 | 24,356 | — | #807 | #13 |
| 1977 | 24,945 | — | #805 | #12 |
| 1976 | 24,628 | — | #739 | #11 |
| 1975 | 25,724 | — | #830 | #10 |
| 1974 | 27,149 | — | #803 | #10 |
| 1973 | 28,181 | — | #807 | #9 |
| 1972 | 30,703 | — | #729 | #9 |
| 1971 | 35,614 | — | #741 | #7 |
| 1970 | 39,092 | — | #728 | #7 |
| 1969 | 37,806 | — | #716 | #6 |
| 1968 | 37,119 | — | #705 | #6 |
| 1967 | 37,800 | — | #722 | #6 |
| 1966 | 38,417 | — | #735 | #6 |
| 1965 | 40,268 | — | #790 | #6 |
| 1964 | 44,380 | — | #838 | #7 |
| 1963 | 44,634 | — | #768 | #7 |
| 1962 | 45,028 | — | #785 | #7 |
| 1961 | 48,249 | — | #729 | #7 |
| 1960 | 49,526 | — | #809 | #7 |
| 1959 | 51,541 | — | #825 | #7 |
| 1958 | 54,414 | — | #795 | #6 |
| 1957 | 57,020 | — | #776 | #6 |
| 1956 | 59,145 | — | #801 | #6 |
| 1955 | 60,106 | — | #915 | #6 |
| 1954 | 61,553 | — | #837 | #6 |
| 1953 | 61,960 | — | #805 | #6 |
| 1952 | 63,184 | — | #738 | #6 |
| 1951 | 62,889 | — | #868 | #6 |
| 1950 | 60,805 | — | #776 | #6 |
| 1949 | 61,637 | — | #752 | #4 |
| 1948 | 62,129 | — | #668 | #4 |
| 1947 | 67,156 | — | #677 | #4 |
| 1946 | 60,191 | — | #630 | #4 |
| 1945 | 50,360 | — | #609 | #4 |
| 1944 | 52,511 | — | #629 | #4 |
| 1943 | 56,072 | — | #583 | #4 |
| 1942 | 55,060 | — | #567 | #4 |
| 1941 | 47,938 | — | #597 | #4 |
| 1940 | 44,931 | — | #564 | #4 |
| 1939 | 42,223 | — | #540 | #4 |
| 1938 | 42,571 | — | #590 | #4 |
| 1937 | 40,889 | — | #514 | #4 |
| 1936 | 39,552 | — | #523 | #4 |
| 1935 | 40,367 | — | #498 | #4 |
| 1934 | 40,350 | — | #487 | #4 |
| 1933 | 39,244 | — | #469 | #4 |
| 1932 | 42,359 | — | #429 | #4 |
| 1931 | 43,518 | — | #419 | #4 |
| 1930 | 47,560 | — | #399 | #4 |
| 1929 | 48,152 | — | #362 | #4 |
| 1928 | 49,466 | — | #369 | #4 |
| 1927 | 51,797 | — | #382 | #4 |
| 1926 | 52,225 | — | #395 | #4 |
| 1925 | 53,599 | — | #404 | #3 |
| 1924 | 53,751 | — | #445 | #3 |
| 1923 | 52,361 | — | #460 | #3 |
| 1922 | 51,305 | — | #500 | #3 |
| 1921 | 52,051 | — | #517 | #3 |
| 1920 | 50,350 | — | #480 | #2 |
| 1919 | 44,144 | — | #515 | #2 |
| 1918 | 45,463 | — | #536 | #2 |
| 1917 | 42,587 | — | #519 | #2 |
| 1916 | 40,554 | — | #576 | #2 |
| 1915 | 38,692 | — | #569 | #2 |
| 1914 | 29,850 | — | #576 | #2 |
| 1913 | 23,632 | — | #530 | #2 |
| 1912 | 19,704 | — | #554 | #2 |
| 1911 | 10,643 | — | #609 | #2 |
| 1910 | 8,881 | — | #704 | #3 |
| 1909 | 7,948 | — | #682 | #2 |
| 1908 | 7,574 | — | #562 | #2 |
| 1907 | 6,933 | — | #709 | #2 |
| 1906 | 6,594 | — | #706 | #2 |
| 1905 | 6,523 | — | #682 | #2 |
| 1904 | 6,441 | — | #709 | #2 |
| 1903 | 6,346 | — | #557 | #2 |
| 1902 | 6,642 | — | #687 | #2 |
| 1901 | 6,022 | — | #545 | #2 |
| 1900 | 8,623 | — | #514 | #2 |
| 1899 | 6,109 | — | #663 | #2 |
| 1898 | 7,441 | — | #485 | #2 |
| 1897 | 7,230 | — | #529 | #2 |
| 1896 | 7,791 | — | #439 | #2 |
| 1895 | 7,317 | — | #464 | #2 |
| 1894 | 7,308 | — | #493 | #2 |
| 1893 | 7,255 | — | #486 | #2 |
| 1892 | 7,826 | — | #405 | #2 |
| 1891 | 6,813 | — | #354 | #2 |
| 1890 | 7,528 | — | #445 | #2 |
| 1889 | 7,818 | — | #357 | #2 |
| 1888 | 8,747 | — | #371 | #2 |
| 1887 | 7,514 | — | #323 | #2 |
| 1886 | 8,287 | — | #364 | #2 |
| 1885 | 8,077 | — | #353 | #2 |
| 1884 | 8,931 | — | #340 | #2 |
| 1883 | 8,427 | — | #281 | #2 |
| 1882 | 9,329 | — | #322 | #2 |
| 1881 | 8,554 | — | #289 | #2 |
| 1880 | 9,562 | — | #287 | #2 |