Boys' name · since 1998
Williamjames
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Williamjames, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,242 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Williamjames since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Williamjames has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2015.
- #34,242 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Williamjames ranks #34,242 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #34,242 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Williamjames's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Williamjames's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Williamjames's full recorded timeline at 2015, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Williamjames popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2015
- Peak year (2015)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Williamjames by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Williamjames's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Williamjames births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Williamjames: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1998–2015 (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 Williamjames 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.