Boys' name · since 1953
Wwlliam
22 babies named Wwlliam 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.
- #28,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wwlliam is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wwlliam has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1959.
- #28,446 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1953
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wwlliam ranks #28,446 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1953, peaking in the 1950s.
- #28,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wwlliam'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.
Wwlliam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wwlliam's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wwlliam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1959
- Peak year (1958)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Wwlliam by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Wwlliam's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Wwlliam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wwlliam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1953–1959 (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 Wwlliam 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.