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William

WIL-yum

Meaning
Resolute protector (from "will" and "helmet")
Origin
Germanic
Usually given to
Boy
US popularity
#16 in 2025
Recent trend
Falling

Popularity over time

Babies given the name each year in the US
050K100K
195019601970198019902000201020202025

Source: US Social Security Administration

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YearWilliam
202510,552
202410,656
202310,679
202211,363
202112,191
202012,690
201913,670
201814,658
201715,064
201615,830
201515,965
201416,874
201316,683
201216,936
201117,390
201017,095
200917,952
200818,431
200718,924
200618,983
200519,088
200420,348
200320,032
200220,170
200120,134
200020,707
199920,744
199820,872
199720,046
199620,587
199520,206
199421,537
199322,260
199223,126
199123,916
199024,967
198924,767
198824,289
198724,371
198624,498
198524,789
198425,058
198325,583
198225,782
198124,969
198025,855
197924,867
197824,356
197724,945
197624,628
197525,724
197427,149
197328,181
197230,703
197135,614
197039,092
196937,806
196837,119
196737,800
196638,417
196540,268
196444,380
196344,634
196245,028
196148,249
196049,526
195951,541
195854,414
195757,020
195659,145
195560,106
195461,553
195361,960
195263,184
195162,889
195060,805

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