Williams Name Popularity

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How popular is Williams?

The rare name Williams was the 2,565th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Williams, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #515 in 1887.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1950 with 86 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Williams in any given year was 6 in 1889.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Williams occurred roughly during the years 1905-1908, 1909-1915, 1917-1920, 1936-1940, 1947-1950, 1987-1990, 2004-2007, and 2016-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1930-1933.

Where is the name Williams popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

Williams's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Williams has risen.

The name Williams is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Williams (Girl)		Williams (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	50	2,565
2017		< 5	--	42	2,878
2016		< 5	--	36	3,218
2015		< 5	--	45	2,715
2014		< 5	--	38	3,030
2013		< 5	--	40	2,888
2012		< 5	--	47	2,627
2011		< 5	--	45	2,695
2010		< 5	--	36	3,177
2009		< 5	--	56	2,344
2008		< 5	--	68	2,058
2007		< 5	--	63	2,161
2006		< 5	--	57	2,244
2005		< 5	--	53	2,262
2004		< 5	--	52	2,236
2003		< 5	--	58	2,002
2002		< 5	--	62	1,849
2001		< 5	--	63	1,798
2000		< 5	--	48	2,131
1999		< 5	--	53	1,878
1998		< 5	--	42	2,196
1997		< 5	--	47	1,962
1996		< 5	--	46	1,957
1995		< 5	--	29	2,624
1994		< 5	--	51	1,752
1993		< 5	--	59	1,553
1992		< 5	--	54	1,638
1991		< 5	--	44	1,821
1990		< 5	--	69	1,351
1989		< 5	--	39	1,917
1988		< 5	--	44	1,644
1987		< 5	--	47	1,533
1986		< 5	--	43	1,564
1985		< 5	--	33	1,832
1984		< 5	--	35	1,685
1983		< 5	--	33	1,741
1982		< 5	--	44	1,462
1981		5	12,146	29	1,940
1980		5	12,119	36	1,653
1979		< 5	--	33	1,748
1978		< 5	--	37	1,568
1977		< 5	--	28	1,858
1976		< 5	--	43	1,370
1975		< 5	--	42	1,358
1974		7	7,668	45	1,266
1973		< 5	--	33	1,512
1972		< 5	--	46	1,227
1971		< 5	--	58	1,080
1970		< 5	--	39	1,350
1969		< 5	--	52	1,084
1968		< 5	--	46	1,118
1967		< 5	--	45	1,113
1966		< 5	--	47	1,088
1965		< 5	--	54	1,012
1964		< 5	--	46	1,145
1963		< 5	--	56	1,019
1962		< 5	--	45	1,171
1961		< 5	--	66	948
1960		< 5	--	54	1,058
1959		< 5	--	60	1,001
1958		7	5,392	58	1,005
1957		< 5	--	64	953
1956		< 5	--	59	979
1955		< 5	--	74	860
1954		< 5	--	50	1,068
1953		< 5	--	51	1,024
1952		< 5	--	46	1,081
1951		< 5	--	56	942
1950		< 5	--	86	745
1949		< 5	--	64	864
1948		< 5	--	59	901
1947		< 5	--	60	905
1946		< 5	--	63	837
1945		< 5	--	47	952
1944		< 5	--	55	861
1943		< 5	--	50	952
1942		< 5	--	55	900
1941		< 5	--	47	939
1940		< 5	--	73	717
1939		< 5	--	50	886
1938		< 5	--	51	881
1937		< 5	--	57	816
1936		< 5	--	41	990
1935		< 5	--	64	776
1934		< 5	--	56	842
1933		< 5	--	42	993
1932		< 5	--	57	851
1931		< 5	--	55	868
1930		< 5	--	74	743
1929		< 5	--	58	876
1928		< 5	--	66	812
1927		< 5	--	68	811
1926		< 5	--	67	811
1925		< 5	--	48	998
1924		< 5	--	65	858
1923		< 5	--	54	940
1922		< 5	--	53	975
1921		< 5	--	51	990
1920		< 5	--	73	784
1919		< 5	--	45	1,022
1918		< 5	--	55	901
1917		< 5	--	44	996
1916		< 5	--	55	855
1915		< 5	--	53	854
1914		< 5	--	45	794
1913		< 5	--	21	1,145
1912		< 5	--	31	799
1911		< 5	--	22	688
1910		< 5	--	15	821
1909		< 5	--	20	612
1908		< 5	--	18	630
1907		< 5	--	11	862
1906		< 5	--	12	751
1905		< 5	--	12	740
1904		< 5	--	15	611
1903		< 5	--	9	844
1902		< 5	--	11	740
1901		< 5	--	11	681
1900		< 5	--	15	679
1899		< 5	--	9	783
1898		< 5	--	12	661
1897		< 5	--	14	583
1896		< 5	--	9	824
1895		< 5	--	10	738
1894		< 5	--	12	630
1893		< 5	--	7	903
1892		< 5	--	16	524
1891		< 5	--	7	837
1890		< 5	--	10	666
1889		< 5	--	6	971
1888		< 5	--	9	754
1887		< 5	--	13	515
1886		< 5	--	13	538
1885		< 5	--	11	603
1884		< 5	--	11	610
1883		< 5	--	13	525
1882		< 5	--	7	835
1881		< 5	--	7	778
1880		< 5	--	11	599

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.