William

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William closed 2025 at #9 on the boys' board: 10,545 boys, 0.62% of the market. The position is down 26% over ten years, well off its 1947 high of 67,001 (#4 that year); 4,199,549 boys have carried the name since 1880. It trades on both boards — the toggle up top swaps the desk to the girls' board.

0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10%18801900192019401960198020002020peak 1880 · 8.6%
1880
First listed
4,199,549
All-time boys
1947
Busiest year (67,001 babies)
10,545
Babies born
#9
Rank (M)
0.62%
Share of boys
-26%
10-yr change
-42%
30-yr change
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State distribution · William M · 2021–25 · tile brightness = rate vs. national
AK×2.1ME×1.8VT×2.1NH×2.1WA×1.2ID×1.6MT×2.0ND×1.5MN×1.4WI×1.3MI×1.1NY×0.9MA×1.6RI×1.3OR×1.3NV×0.9WY×2.8SD×1.7IA×1.2IL×1.1IN×1.2OH×1.2PA×1.1NJ×0.9CT×1.5CA×0.7UT×1.7CO×1.3NE×1.4MO×1.5KY×1.6WV×1.3VA×1.6MD×1.2DE×1.5AZ×0.8NM×0.8KS×1.4AR×1.5TN×1.7NC×1.6SC×2.0DC×2.6OK×1.2LA×1.2MS×2.2AL×2.3GA×1.5HI×1.1TX×0.8FL×0.8
WY · 105 babies×2.8 national
DC · 244 babies×2.6 national
AL · 1,619 babies×2.3 national
MS · 793 babies×2.2 national
NH · 303 babies×2.1 national
VT · 85 babies×2.1 national
Trades near William · 2025 boys' board
RankNameBabies’16–’25
#4TheodoreFM13,355
#5HenryFM12,020
#6JamesFM11,945
#7ElijahFM11,111
#8MateoFM11,045
#9WilliamFM10,545
#10LucasFM10,219
#11BenjaminFM9,762
#12LeviFM9,642
#13EliasFM8,837
#14LucaFM8,759
Origin

Same shelf:

RankNameBabies’16–’25
#3OliverFM14,939
#6,222EmmaFM14
#10,771AmeliaFM6
#5HenryFM12,020
#9,161EvelynFM8
#38WyattFM6,480
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