Boys' name · since 1923

Williman

10 babies named Williman in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#35,814 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1923
1920s
peak decade

Williman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1923.

Williman has 10 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1962.

  • #35,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1923
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Williman ranks #35,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.

#35,814 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1923
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Williman's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Williman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Williman's full recorded timeline at 1962, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births.

Williman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1962

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1923)
5
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
5 19231962 5

Williman by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1920s was Williman's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Williman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Williman? ▼
Since 1923, Social Security records show 10 babies named Williman. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #35,814 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1962. Its busiest year on record was 1923, with 5 births.
Where does Williman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Williman ranks #35,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Williman most popular? ▼
Williman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Williman been used? ▼
Records for Williman go back to 1923, giving 40 years of history through 1962.
What names are similar to Williman? ▼
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.

What to do with Williman's data

  • Williman's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Williman

Nearby Names Like Williman

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Williman

William Boy
#9 4,199,696 births
Willie Boy
#1315 450,188 births
Willard Boy
#2718 77,658 births
Wilbur Boy
#3950 56,906 births
Willis Boy
#2539 52,336 births

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10 births · Peak 1900
Every
10 births · Peak 1901
Zennie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Williman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1923–1962 (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 Williman 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.