William: It's a boy!
Since 1880, a total of 3,949,151 boys have been given the name William while 14,736 girls were named William.
The number of U.S. boys and girls named William each year
| | William, boys | | | 1880 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,533 |
| | William, boys | | | 1881 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,525 |
| | William, boys | | | 1882 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,298 |
| | William, boys | | | 1883 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,387 |
| | William, boys | | | 1884 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,896 |
| | William, boys | | | 1885 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,044 |
| | William, boys | | | 1886 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,252 |
| | William, boys | | | 1887 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,471 |
| | William, boys | | | 1888 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,704 |
| | William, boys | | | 1889 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,773 |
| | William, boys | | | 1890 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,494 |
| | William, boys | | | 1891 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,763 |
| | William, boys | | | 1892 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,782 |
| | William, boys | | | 1893 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,222 |
| | William, boys | | | 1894 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,276 |
| | William, boys | | | 1895 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,279 |
| | William, boys | | | 1896 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,749 |
| | William, boys | | | 1897 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,199 |
| | William, boys | | | 1898 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,400 |
| | William, boys | | | 1899 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,086 |
| | William, boys | | | 1900 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,588 |
| | William, boys | | | 1901 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 5,992 |
| | William, boys | | | 1902 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,616 |
| | William, boys | | | 1903 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,312 |
| | William, boys | | | 1904 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,417 |
| | William, boys | | | 1905 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,496 |
| | William, boys | | | 1906 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,568 |
| | William, boys | | | 1907 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,910 |
| | William, boys | | | 1908 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,529 |
| | William, boys | | | 1909 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,910 |
| | William, boys | | | 1910 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,841 |
| | William, boys | | | 1911 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 10,591 |
| | William, boys | | | 1912 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 19,619 |
| | William, boys | | | 1913 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 23,536 |
| | William, boys | | | 1914 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 29,759 |
| | William, boys | | | 1915 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 38,575 |
| | William, boys | | | 1916 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 40,433 |
| | William, boys | | | 1917 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 42,405 |
| | William, boys | | | 1918 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 45,349 |
| | William, boys | | | 1919 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 43,985 |
| | William, boys | | | 1920 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 50,144 |
| | William, boys | | | 1921 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 51,851 |
| | William, boys | | | 1922 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 51,148 |
| | William, boys | | | 1923 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 52,145 |
| | William, boys | | | 1924 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 53,496 |
| | William, boys | | | 1925 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 53,271 |
| | William, boys | | | 1926 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 51,873 |
| | William, boys | | | 1927 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 51,420 |
| | William, boys | | | 1928 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 49,053 |
| | William, boys | | | 1929 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 47,754 |
| | William, boys | | | 1930 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 47,192 |
| | William, boys | | | 1931 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 43,185 |
| | William, boys | | | 1932 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 42,086 |
| | William, boys | | | 1933 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 38,992 |
| | William, boys | | | 1934 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 40,156 |
| | William, boys | | | 1935 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 40,147 |
| | William, boys | | | 1936 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 39,361 |
| | William, boys | | | 1937 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 40,673 |
| | William, boys | | | 1938 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 42,396 |
| | William, boys | | | 1939 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 42,048 |
| | William, boys | | | 1940 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 44,778 |
| | William, boys | | | 1941 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 47,814 |
| | William, boys | | | 1942 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 54,819 |
| | William, boys | | | 1943 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 55,791 |
| | William, boys | | | 1944 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 52,294 |
| | William, boys | | | 1945 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 50,178 |
| | William, boys | | | 1946 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 59,835 |
| | William, boys | | | 1947 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 66,814 |
| | William, boys | | | 1948 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 61,814 |
| | William, boys | | | 1949 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 61,294 |
| | William, boys | | | 1950 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 60,683 |
| | William, boys | | | 1951 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 62,537 |
| | William, boys | | | 1952 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 62,952 |
| | William, boys | | | 1953 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 61,704 |
| | William, boys | | | 1954 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 61,400 |
| | William, boys | | | 1955 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 59,866 |
| | William, boys | | | 1956 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 58,922 |
| | William, boys | | | 1957 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 56,770 |
| | William, boys | | | 1958 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 54,166 |
| | William, boys | | | 1959 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 51,383 |
| | William, boys | | | 1960 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 49,317 |
| | William, boys | | | 1961 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 47,971 |
| | William, boys | | | 1962 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 44,838 |
| | William, boys | | | 1963 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 44,471 |
| | William, boys | | | 1964 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 44,217 |
| | William, boys | | | 1965 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 40,152 |
| | William, boys | | | 1966 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 38,254 |
| | William, boys | | | 1967 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 37,608 |
| | William, boys | | | 1968 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 36,957 |
| | William, boys | | | 1969 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 37,606 |
| | William, boys | | | 1970 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 38,868 |
| | William, boys | | | 1971 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 35,407 |
| | William, boys | | | 1972 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 30,494 |
| | William, boys | | | 1973 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 28,015 |
| | William, boys | | | 1974 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 26,961 |
| | William, boys | | | 1975 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 25,547 |
| | William, boys | | | 1976 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,427 |
| | William, boys | | | 1977 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,743 |
| | William, boys | | | 1978 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,143 |
| | William, boys | | | 1979 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,667 |
| | William, boys | | | 1980 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 25,605 |
| | William, boys | | | 1981 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,768 |
| | William, boys | | | 1982 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 25,566 |
| | William, boys | | | 1983 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 25,351 |
| | William, boys | | | 1984 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,855 |
| | William, boys | | | 1985 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,598 |
| | William, boys | | | 1986 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,301 |
| | William, boys | | | 1987 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,176 |
| | William, boys | | | 1988 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,080 |
| | William, boys | | | 1989 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,682 |
| | William, boys | | | 1990 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,862 |
| | William, boys | | | 1991 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 23,847 |
| | William, boys | | | 1992 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 23,055 |
| | William, boys | | | 1993 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 22,185 |
| | William, boys | | | 1994 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 21,479 |
| | William, boys | | | 1995 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 20,142 |
| | William, boys | | | 1996 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 20,522 |
| | William, boys | | | 1997 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 19,984 |
| | William, boys | | | 1998 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 20,811 |
| | William, boys | | | 1999 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 20,681 |
| | William, boys | | | 2000 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 20,620 |
| | William, boys | | | 2001 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 20,059 |
| | William, boys | | | 2002 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 20,081 |
| | William, boys | | | 2003 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 19,934 |
| | William, boys | | | 2004 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 20,151 |
| | William, boys | | | 2005 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 18,935 |
| | William, boys | | | 2006 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 18,645 |
| | William, boys | | | 2007 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 18,595 |
| | William, boys | | | 2008 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 18,149 |
What if I can't see data for boys or girls in the chart above?
These charts show the number of boy and girl births each year where a person is given that name. The scale on the chart changes to accommodate the more popular gender. That means if you compare a really popular name for girls with a not-so-popular name for boys, the not-so-popular name registers such a small amount on the chart that you almost can't see it.
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