Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Williams

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1950

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19502024

Peak year

1950

Decline from peak

38.4%

2024

All-time

6,086

Williams has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1950, when 86 boys were named Williams.

In 2024, only 53 boys were given the name.

Down 38.4% from its peak.

All told, about 6,086 Americans have been named Williams and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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