Boys' name · since 1967
Willilam
Willilam has 22 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,445 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Willilam since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willilam has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1967, 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 1967 to 1988.
- #28,445 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willilam ranks #28,445 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,445 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Willilam's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Willilam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Willilam's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Willilam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1988
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Willilam by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Willilam's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Willilam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Willilam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1967–1988 (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 Willilam 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.