Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Wiliam

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Wiliam
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1982

Peak era

1982

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1881Peak 19822024

Peak year

1982

Decline from peak

53.6%

2024

All-time

1,243

Wiliam is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1982, when 28 boys were named Wiliam.

In 2024, only 13 boys were given the name.

Down 53.6% from its peak.

All told, about 1,243 Americans have been named Wiliam and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1982

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