Recorded 1915–1988 Boys' name Peak 1934 257 births

Willim — boys' name

257 babies named Willim in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s481930s371940s241950s421960s451970s241980s21
1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Willim was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

12 babies were named Willim in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willim

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Willim between 1915 and 1988, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Willim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willim performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Willim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willim 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 257 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.

Willim at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

257

Since 1915

74 years of records

Peak year

1934

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1915

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1988

Willim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1915

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1934)
12
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
468101214 198819721964195819501937192919211915 5

Willim by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
48 births that decade — 19% of Willim's all-time total
1910s161920s481930s371940s241950s421960s451970s241980s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willim?
257 babies have been named Willim since 1915. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1934 with 12 births.
When was Willim most popular?
Willim was most popular in the 1920s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Willim been used?
Willim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 74 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Willim?
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, 1915–1988 (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.