Wilkie vs William

Side-by-side comparison of Wilkie and William - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Wilkie

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Name B

William

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Metric Wilkie William
Current Rank Unranked #10
Total Births (all years) 340 4,199,696
Peak Year 1940 1947
Peak Year Births 61 67,002
Peak Decade 1940s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilkie William
1880s - 84,881
1890s - 72,244
1900s - 69,320
1910s 33 303,017
1920s 50 512,402
1930s 35 416,730
1940s 143 556,478
1950s 39 591,228
1960s 24 421,433
1970s 16 283,401
1980s - 248,277
1990s - 217,822
2000s - 194,415
2010s - 159,981
2020s - 68,067

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilkie William
2014 - 16,851
2015 - 15,950
2016 - 15,810
2017 - 15,046
2018 - 14,646
2019 - 13,658
2020 - 12,676
2021 - 12,170
2022 - 11,356
2023 - 10,673
2024 - 10,647
2025 - 10,545

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–1978.

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