Willem
Willem was the 2601st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1208th with 122 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 493 places. More babies were named Willem in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,601 boys, down 312 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,840babies recorded
Willem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,601 | 51 |
| 2020 | #2,289 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,792 | 83 |
| 2000 | #1,340 | 96 |
| 1990 | #2,552 | 27 |
| 1980 | #4,927 | 8 |
| 1970 | #4,717 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,331 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Willem, counting every spelling?
Willem is the most common spelling of 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 Willem?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Willem (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Willem 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 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Willem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Willem?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Willem are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Willem mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Willem by state
How common Willem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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
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Questions about the name Willem
How popular is the name Willem?
Willem was the 2601st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1208th with 122 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 493 places. More babies were named Willem in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Willem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Willem in the US.
Where is Willem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Willem was most common in Michigan (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and New York.