Williams is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1950 and has grown less common since.
Williams is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,086 for boy births in the United States (and #6,622 across all names), given to 40 babies. Williams was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1950 (86 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | — | #3,086 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,553 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | — | #3,095 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,772 |
| 2020 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,134 |
| 2019 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,804 |
| 2018 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,504 |
| 2017 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,888 |
| 2016 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,226 |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,719 |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,036 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,893 |
| 2012 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,629 |
| 2011 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,698 |
| 2010 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,179 |
| 2009 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,347 |
| 2008 | 68 | 68 | — | #2,059 |
| 2007 | 63 | 69 | — | #2,162 |
| 2006 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,247 |
| 2005 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,264 |
| 2004 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,236 |
| 2003 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,004 |
| 2002 | 62 | 62 | — | #1,849 |
| 2001 | 63 | 63 | — | #1,798 |
| 2000 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,132 |
| 1999 | 53 | 53 | — | #1,878 |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 47 | — | — | #1,962 |
| 1996 | 46 | — | — | #1,957 |
| 1995 | 29 | — | — | #2,624 |
| 1994 | 51 | — | — | #1,752 |
| 1993 | 59 | — | — | #1,553 |
| 1992 | 54 | — | — | #1,639 |
| 1991 | 44 | — | — | #1,822 |
| 1990 | 69 | — | — | #1,352 |
| 1989 | 39 | — | — | #1,917 |
| 1988 | 44 | — | — | #1,644 |
| 1987 | 47 | — | — | #1,532 |
| 1986 | 43 | — | — | #1,564 |
| 1985 | 33 | — | — | #1,833 |
| 1984 | 35 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1983 | 33 | — | — | #1,746 |
| 1982 | 44 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1981 | 34 | — | #12,159 | #1,940 |
| 1980 | 41 | — | #12,121 | #1,653 |
| 1979 | 33 | — | — | #1,751 |
| 1978 | 37 | — | — | #1,569 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | — | #1,857 |
| 1976 | 43 | — | — | #1,371 |
| 1975 | 42 | — | — | #1,360 |
| 1974 | 52 | — | #7,670 | #1,267 |
| 1973 | 33 | — | — | #1,512 |
| 1972 | 46 | — | — | #1,229 |
| 1971 | 58 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1970 | 39 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1969 | 52 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1968 | 46 | — | — | #1,118 |
| 1967 | 45 | — | — | #1,115 |
| 1966 | 47 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1965 | 54 | — | — | #1,011 |
| 1964 | 46 | — | — | #1,146 |
| 1963 | 56 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1962 | 45 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1961 | 66 | — | — | #948 |
| 1960 | 53 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1959 | 60 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1958 | 66 | — | #5,392 | #1,000 |
| 1957 | 65 | — | — | #943 |
| 1956 | 58 | — | — | #985 |
| 1955 | 75 | — | — | #854 |
| 1954 | 50 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1953 | 51 | — | — | #1,024 |
| 1952 | 46 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1951 | 56 | — | — | #942 |
| 1950 | 86 | — | — | #746 |
| 1949 | 64 | — | — | #864 |
| 1948 | 59 | — | — | #901 |
| 1947 | 60 | — | — | #905 |
| 1946 | 64 | — | — | #825 |
| 1945 | 48 | — | — | #942 |
| 1944 | 54 | — | — | #869 |
| 1943 | 50 | — | — | #954 |
| 1942 | 54 | — | — | #909 |
| 1941 | 47 | — | — | #937 |
| 1940 | 73 | — | — | #717 |
| 1939 | 50 | — | — | #886 |
| 1938 | 51 | — | — | #881 |
| 1937 | 57 | — | — | #816 |
| 1936 | 41 | — | — | #988 |
| 1935 | 64 | — | — | #777 |
| 1934 | 56 | — | — | #843 |
| 1933 | 42 | — | — | #994 |
| 1932 | 57 | — | — | #851 |
| 1931 | 55 | — | — | #868 |
| 1930 | 74 | — | — | #742 |
| 1929 | 58 | — | — | #877 |
| 1928 | 66 | — | — | #813 |
| 1927 | 68 | — | — | #810 |
| 1926 | 68 | — | — | #802 |
| 1925 | 47 | — | — | #1,011 |
| 1924 | 65 | — | — | #858 |
| 1923 | 54 | — | — | #940 |
| 1922 | 53 | — | — | #975 |
| 1921 | 51 | — | — | #990 |
| 1920 | 73 | — | — | #784 |
| 1919 | 45 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1918 | 55 | — | — | #901 |
| 1917 | 44 | — | — | #996 |
| 1916 | 55 | — | — | #855 |
| 1915 | 53 | — | — | #854 |
| 1914 | 45 | — | — | #794 |
| 1913 | 21 | — | — | #1,145 |
| 1912 | 31 | — | — | #799 |
| 1911 | 22 | — | — | #688 |
| 1910 | 15 | — | — | #821 |
| 1909 | 20 | — | — | #612 |
| 1908 | 18 | — | — | #630 |
| 1907 | 11 | — | — | #862 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | — | #751 |
| 1905 | 12 | — | — | #740 |
| 1904 | 15 | — | — | #611 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #844 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #740 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #681 |
| 1900 | 15 | — | — | #679 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #783 |
| 1898 | 12 | — | — | #661 |
| 1897 | 14 | — | — | #583 |
| 1896 | 9 | — | — | #824 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #737 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | — | #630 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #903 |
| 1892 | 16 | — | — | #524 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | — | #837 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #666 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #971 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | — | #754 |
| 1887 | 13 | — | — | #515 |
| 1886 | 13 | — | — | #538 |
| 1885 | 11 | — | — | #603 |
| 1884 | 11 | — | — | #610 |
| 1883 | 13 | — | — | #525 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #835 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #778 |
| 1880 | 11 | — | — | #599 |