Baby Name Popularity by Year
Boys - William
If you are looking for a baby name and want to know how popular the name is you've
come to the right place. This report will tell you how popular a name is in the
United States from 1880 to 2015. This information comes from the top 1000 boy and
girl names collected by the United States Social Security Administration.
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| Year | William |
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| 2017 | 14,904 |
| 2016 | 15,739 |
| 2015 | 15,809 |
| 2014 | 16,776 |
| 2013 | 16,595 |
| 2012 | 16,856 |
| 2011 | 17,151 |
| 2010 | 16,979 |
| 2009 | 17,696 |
| 2008 | 18,149 |
| 2007 | 18,780 |
| 2006 | 18,645 |
| 2005 | 18,935 |
| 2004 | 20,151 |
| 2003 | 19,934 |
| 2002 | 20,081 |
| 2001 | 20,059 |
| 2000 | 20,620 |
| 1999 | 20,681 |
| 1998 | 20,811 |
| 1997 | 19,984 |
| 1996 | 20,522 |
| 1995 | 20,142 |
| 1994 | 21,479 |
| 1993 | 22,185 |
| 1992 | 23,055 |
| 1991 | 23,847 |
| 1990 | 24,862 |
| 1989 | 24,682 |
| 1988 | 24,080 |
| 1987 | 24,176 |
| 1986 | 24,301 |
| 1985 | 24,598 |
| 1984 | 24,855 |
| 1983 | 25,351 |
| 1982 | 25,566 |
| 1981 | 24,768 |
| 1980 | 25,605 |
| 1979 | 24,667 |
| 1978 | 24,143 |
| 1977 | 24,743 |
| 1976 | 24,427 |
| 1975 | 25,547 |
| 1974 | 26,961 |
| 1973 | 28,015 |
| 1972 | 30,494 |
| 1971 | 35,407 |
| 1970 | 38,868 |
| 1969 | 37,606 |
| 1968 | 36,957 |
| 1967 | 37,608 |
| 1966 | 38,254 |
| 1965 | 40,152 |
| 1964 | 44,217 |
| 1963 | 44,471 |
| 1962 | 44,838 |
| 1961 | 47,971 |
| 1960 | 49,317 |
| 1959 | 51,383 |
| 1958 | 54,166 |
| 1957 | 56,770 |
| 1956 | 58,922 |
| 1955 | 59,866 |
| 1954 | 61,400 |
| 1953 | 61,704 |
| 1952 | 62,952 |
| 1951 | 62,537 |
| 1950 | 60,683 |
| 1949 | 61,294 |
| 1948 | 61,814 |
| 1947 | 66,814 |
| 1946 | 59,835 |
| 1945 | 50,178 |
| 1944 | 52,294 |
| 1943 | 55,791 |
| 1942 | 54,819 |
| 1941 | 47,814 |
| 1940 | 44,778 |
| 1939 | 42,048 |
| 1938 | 42,396 |
| 1937 | 40,673 |
| 1936 | 39,361 |
| 1935 | 40,147 |
| 1934 | 40,156 |
| 1933 | 38,992 |
| 1932 | 42,086 |
| 1931 | 43,185 |
| 1930 | 47,192 |
| 1929 | 47,754 |
| 1928 | 49,053 |
| 1927 | 51,420 |
| 1926 | 51,873 |
| 1925 | 53,271 |
| 1924 | 53,496 |
| 1923 | 52,145 |
| 1922 | 51,148 |
| 1921 | 51,851 |
| 1920 | 50,144 |
| 1919 | 43,985 |
| 1918 | 45,349 |
| 1917 | 42,405 |
| 1916 | 40,433 |
| 1915 | 38,575 |
| 1914 | 29,759 |
| 1913 | 23,536 |
| 1912 | 19,619 |
| 1911 | 10,591 |
| 1910 | 8,841 |
| 1909 | 7,910 |
| 1908 | 7,529 |
| 1907 | 6,910 |
| 1906 | 6,568 |
| 1905 | 6,496 |
| 1904 | 6,417 |
| 1903 | 6,312 |
| 1902 | 6,616 |
| 1901 | 5,992 |
| 1900 | 8,588 |
| 1899 | 6,086 |
| 1898 | 7,400 |
| 1897 | 7,199 |
| 1896 | 7,749 |
| 1895 | 7,279 |
| 1894 | 7,276 |
| 1893 | 7,222 |
| 1892 | 7,782 |
| 1891 | 6,763 |
| 1890 | 7,494 |
| 1889 | 7,773 |
| 1888 | 8,704 |
| 1887 | 7,471 |
| 1886 | 8,252 |
| 1885 | 8,044 |
| 1884 | 8,896 |
| 1883 | 8,387 |
| 1882 | 9,298 |
| 1881 | 8,525 |
| 1880 | 9,533 |