Boys' name · since 1882
Willaim
1,597 babies named Willaim in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,597
- born since 1882
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,597 boys have been named Willaim since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willaim has been recorded 1,597 times among boys since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2018.
- #3,792 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,597 born since 1882
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willaim ranks #3,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,597 born since 1882, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,597
- born since 1882
- 1980s
- peak decade
Willaim's 1,597 recorded births place it above 91.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Willaim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Willaim splits its recorded history at 1960: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Willaim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2018
- Peak year (1987)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Willaim by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (251 births, 16% of the file).
1980s was Willaim's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Willaim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
106 births
- 1920s
1920s
179 births
- 1930s
1930s
121 births
- 1940s
1940s
131 births
- 1950s
1950s
173 births
- 1960s
1960s
214 births
- 1970s
1970s
188 births
- 1980s
1980s
251 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 251 births (16% of all-time use).
How Willaim compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Willaim's total volume
Willaim by state
Where Willaim concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
21 of 1,597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Willaim's data
- Willaim's decade-level peak was the 1980s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Willaims (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Willaim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~136 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Willaim draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.