Wills vs William

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

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Wills

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Name B

William

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Metric Wills William
Current Rank Unranked #10
Total Births (all years) 57 4,189,004
Peak Year 2021 1947
Peak Year Births 12 67,001
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1921 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wills William
1880ss — 84,881
1890ss — 72,244
1900ss — 69,320
1910ss — 303,018
1920ss 5 512,402
1930ss — 416,728
1940ss — 556,469
1950ss — 591,226
1960ss — 421,411
1970ss — 283,415
1980ss — 248,286
1990ss — 217,818
2000ss 12 194,404
2010ss 18 159,945
2020ss 22 57,437

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wills William
2014 — 16,847
2015 6 15,945
2016 7 15,808
2017 — 15,042
2018 5 14,645
2019 — 13,649
2020 — 12,673
2021 12 12,166
2022 5 11,349
2023 5 10,653
2024 — 10,596

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, 1921–2023.

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