Recorded 1953–1965 Boys' name Peak 1958 23 births

Wwilliam — boys' name

23 babies named Wwilliam in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s5
1950s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Wwilliam was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

8 babies were named Wwilliam in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wwilliam

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Wwilliam between 1953 and 1965, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wwilliam currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wwilliam performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wwilliam shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wwilliam 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 23 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.

Wwilliam at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

23

Since 1953

13 years of records

Peak year

1958

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1953

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1965

Wwilliam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1953

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1958)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Wwilliam by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
18 births that decade — 78% of Wwilliam's all-time total
1950s181960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wwilliam?
23 babies have been named Wwilliam since 1953. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1958 with 8 births.
When was Wwilliam most popular?
Wwilliam was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Wwilliam been used?
Wwilliam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 13 years of data through 1965.

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, 1953–1965 (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.