Recorded 1967–1988 Boys' name Peak 1973 22 births

Willilam — boys' name

22 babies named Willilam in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s61980s11
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Willilam was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Willilam in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willilam

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Willilam between 1967 and 1988, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Willilam currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willilam performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Willilam shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willilam in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Willilam at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

22

Since 1967

22 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1967

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1988

Willilam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1967

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1988198519731967 5

Willilam by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 50% of Willilam's all-time total
1960s51970s61980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willilam?
22 babies have been named Willilam since 1967. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Willilam most popular?
Willilam was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Willilam been used?
Willilam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 22 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Willilam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include William, Willie, Willard, Wilbur, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.