The baby name William appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1953 with 84,543 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, William has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1910 | 11,633 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1911 | 12,788 |
| 1912 | 27 |
| 1912 | 23,993 |
| 1913 | 67 |
| 1913 | 27,144 |
| 1914 | 56 |
| 1914 | 34,775 |
| 1915 | 100 |
| 1915 | 44,998 |
| 1916 | 134 |
| 1916 | 49,701 |
| 1917 | 152 |
| 1917 | 54,336 |
| 1918 | 142 |
| 1918 | 58,375 |
| 1919 | 168 |
| 1919 | 56,943 |
| 1920 | 183 |
| 1920 | 64,456 |
| 1921 | 120 |
| 1921 | 66,640 |
| 1922 | 160 |
| 1922 | 65,829 |
| 1923 | 198 |
| 1923 | 66,791 |
| 1924 | 283 |
| 1924 | 68,574 |
| 1925 | 383 |
| 1925 | 68,482 |
| 1926 | 411 |
| 1926 | 69,361 |
| 1927 | 455 |
| 1927 | 67,148 |
| 1928 | 477 |
| 1928 | 63,258 |
| 1929 | 436 |
| 1929 | 59,842 |
| 1930 | 401 |
| 1930 | 65,334 |
| 1931 | 292 |
| 1931 | 55,595 |
| 1932 | 300 |
| 1932 | 50,950 |
| 1933 | 246 |
| 1933 | 50,018 |
| 1934 | 176 |
| 1934 | 50,606 |
| 1935 | 180 |
| 1935 | 51,237 |
| 1936 | 133 |
| 1936 | 50,858 |
| 1937 | 166 |
| 1937 | 52,563 |
| 1938 | 112 |
| 1938 | 52,197 |
| 1939 | 127 |
| 1939 | 50,893 |
| 1940 | 124 |
| 1940 | 57,386 |
| 1941 | 113 |
| 1941 | 61,316 |
| 1942 | 149 |
| 1942 | 69,219 |
| 1943 | 157 |
| 1943 | 70,034 |
| 1944 | 98 |
| 1944 | 65,408 |
| 1945 | 109 |
| 1945 | 63,960 |
| 1946 | 149 |
| 1946 | 67,601 |
| 1947 | 127 |
| 1947 | 73,404 |
| 1948 | 114 |
| 1948 | 83,387 |
| 1949 | 102 |
| 1949 | 81,330 |
| 1950 | 69 |
| 1950 | 79,884 |
| 1951 | 65 |
| 1951 | 79,864 |
| 1952 | 134 |
| 1952 | 79,449 |
| 1953 | 82 |
| 1953 | 84,543 |
| 1954 | 94 |
| 1954 | 79,053 |
| 1955 | 72 |
| 1955 | 81,702 |
| 1956 | 138 |
| 1956 | 79,322 |
| 1957 | 168 |
| 1957 | 73,665 |
| 1958 | 164 |
| 1958 | 71,271 |
| 1959 | 144 |
| 1959 | 62,668 |
| 1960 | 152 |
| 1960 | 61,129 |
| 1961 | 196 |
| 1961 | 59,902 |
| 1962 | 122 |
| 1962 | 55,318 |
| 1963 | 163 |
| 1963 | 56,188 |
| 1964 | 112 |
| 1964 | 52,727 |
| 1965 | 105 |
| 1965 | 51,630 |
| 1966 | 155 |
| 1966 | 46,946 |
| 1967 | 187 |
| 1967 | 46,104 |
| 1968 | 180 |
| 1968 | 44,749 |
| 1969 | 198 |
| 1969 | 45,826 |
| 1970 | 203 |
| 1970 | 45,725 |
| 1971 | 202 |
| 1971 | 42,003 |
| 1972 | 144 |
| 1972 | 36,231 |
| 1973 | 147 |
| 1973 | 33,336 |
| 1974 | 163 |
| 1974 | 31,971 |
| 1975 | 163 |
| 1975 | 29,708 |
| 1976 | 188 |
| 1976 | 28,463 |
| 1977 | 163 |
| 1977 | 33,539 |
| 1978 | 155 |
| 1978 | 29,561 |
| 1979 | 163 |
| 1979 | 29,338 |
| 1980 | 248 |
| 1980 | 33,132 |
| 1981 | 147 |
| 1981 | 27,786 |
| 1982 | 154 |
| 1982 | 28,181 |
| 1983 | 129 |
| 1983 | 29,226 |
| 1984 | 116 |
| 1984 | 27,577 |
| 1985 | 191 |
| 1985 | 25,357 |
| 1986 | 137 |
| 1986 | 31,011 |
| 1987 | 147 |
| 1987 | 27,038 |
| 1988 | 142 |
| 1988 | 26,916 |
| 1989 | 27 |
| 1989 | 27,568 |
| 1990 | 19 |
| 1990 | 26,751 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1991 | 25,757 |
| 1992 | 17 |
| 1992 | 28,325 |
| 1993 | 28,126 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1994 | 27,567 |
| 1995 | 24,879 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1996 | 25,229 |
| 1997 | 24,194 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1998 | 25,231 |
| 1999 | 24,946 |
| 2000 | 24,256 |
| 2001 | 22,841 |
| 2002 | 25,097 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2003 | 23,380 |
| 2004 | 92 |
| 2004 | 24,449 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2005 | 24,255 |
| 2006 | 23,969 |
| 2007 | 21,728 |
| 2008 | 22,015 |
| 2009 | 21,777 |
| 2010 | 19,637 |
| 2011 | 20,521 |
| 2012 | 20,912 |
| 2013 | 20,521 |
| 2014 | 21,341 |
| 2015 | 21,691 |
| 2016 | 21,525 |
| 2017 | 21,177 |
| 2018 | 19,520 |
| 2019 | 17,914 |
| 2020 | 13,433 |
| 2021 | 14,944 |
| 2022 | 13,539 |
| 2023 | 12,070 |
| 2024 | 11,800 |