Willi vs William

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

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Willi

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William

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Metric Willi William
Current Rank Unranked #10
Total Births (all years) 144 4,199,696
Peak Year 1958 1947
Peak Year Births 10 67,002
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Willi William
1880s - 84,881
1890s - 72,244
1900s - 69,320
1910s 6 303,017
1920s - 512,402
1930s 5 416,730
1940s 5 556,478
1950s 32 591,228
1960s 34 421,433
1970s 19 283,401
1980s 10 248,277
1990s 17 217,822
2000s 16 194,415
2010s - 159,981
2020s - 68,067

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Willi 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, 1919–2008.

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