Willam
Willam was the 13798th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 525th; the most babies were born in 1959 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved up 145 places. More babies were named Willam in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,798 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195976 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,516babies recorded
Willam popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,798 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #7,385 | 9 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #2,961 | 16 |
| 1970 | #1,846 | 24 |
| 1960 | #962 | 63 |
| 1950 | #1,167 | 39 |
| 1940 | #892 | 51 |
| 1930 | #854 | 60 |
| 1920 | #1,088 | 43 |
| 1910 | #1,115 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,158 | 7 |
| 1890 | #991 | 6 |
| 1880 | #525 | 13 |
How popular is Willam, counting every spelling?
Willam is a spelling of Willem, a name family that had 56 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 56 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willem | 51 | #2,601 | 281 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Willam?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Willam (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Willam born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Willam.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Willam?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Willam are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 52 and 74. That makes Willam a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Willam by state
How common Willam was among boys born in each state in 1957–1961, around its peak. In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Willam: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Willam, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Willam
How popular is the name Willam?
Willam was the 13798th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 525th; the most babies were born in 1959 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved up 145 places. More babies were named Willam in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Willam a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Willam in the US.
Where was Willam most popular?
In 1957–1961, Willam was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and California.