Popularity (masculine) in the United States
Numbers
| William (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | |
| 2022 | #6 | 0.605 | |
| 2021 | #6 | 0.649 | |
| 2020 | #5 | 0.684 | |
| 2019 | #4 | 0.710 | |
| 2018 | #3 | 0.753 | |
| 2017 | #3 | 0.759 | |
| 2016 | #3 | 0.780 | |
| 2015 | #5 | 0.780 | |
| 2014 | #5 | 0.822 | |
| 2013 | #5 | 0.824 | |
| 2012 | #5 | 0.833 | |
| 2011 | #3 | 0.854 | |
| 2010 | #5 | 0.831 | |
| 2009 | #5 | 0.845 | |
| 2008 | #8 | 0.844 | |
| 2007 | #8 | 0.853 | |
| 2006 | #10 | 0.865 | |
| 2005 | #11 | 0.896 | |
| 2004 | #8 | 0.957 | |
| 2003 | #11 | 0.952 | |
| 2002 | #11 | 0.974 | |
| 2001 | #10 | 0.972 | |
| 2000 | #11 | 0.990 | |
| 1999 | #14 | 1.016 | |
| 1998 | #14 | 1.027 | |
| 1997 | #19 | 1.002 | |
| 1996 | #18 | 1.025 | |
| 1995 | #20 | 1.002 | |
| 1994 | #19 | 1.054 | |
| 1993 | #18 | 1.076 | |
| 1992 | #20 | 1.099 | |
| 1991 | #19 | 1.126 | |
| 1990 | #16 | 1.157 | |
| 1989 | #15 | 1.177 | |
| 1988 | #16 | 1.205 | |
| 1987 | #15 | 1.241 | |
| 1986 | #15 | 1.266 | |
| 1985 | #16 | 1.279 | |
| 1984 | #16 | 1.327 | |
| 1983 | #16 | 1.363 | |
| 1982 | #15 | 1.357 | |
| 1981 | #15 | 1.332 | |
| 1980 | #14 | 1.383 | |
| 1979 | #13 | 1.379 | |
| 1978 | #13 | 1.415 | |
| 1977 | #12 | 1.449 | |
| 1976 | #11 | 1.497 | |
| 1975 | #10 | 1.576 | |
| 1974 | #10 | 1.655 | |
| 1973 | #9 | 1.736 | |
| 1972 | #9 | 1.823 | |
| 1971 | #7 | 1.948 | |
| 1970 | #7 | 2.042 | |
| 1969 | #6 | 2.056 | |
| 1968 | #6 | 2.081 | |
| 1967 | #6 | 2.114 | |
| 1966 | #6 | 2.104 | |
| 1965 | #6 | 2.117 | |
| 1964 | #7 | 2.182 | |
| 1963 | #7 | 2.153 | |
| 1962 | #7 | 2.134 | |
| 1961 | #7 | 2.226 | |
| 1960 | #7 | 2.279 | |
| 1959 | #7 | 2.371 | |
| 1958 | #6 | 2.518 | |
| 1957 | #6 | 2.597 | |
| 1956 | #6 | 2.748 | |
| 1955 | #6 | 2.871 | |
| 1954 | #6 | 2.968 | |
| 1953 | #6 | 3.088 | |
| 1952 | #6 | 3.194 | |
| 1951 | #6 | 3.284 | |
| 1950 | #6 | 3.337 | |
| 1949 | #4 | 3.413 | |
| 1948 | #4 | 3.476 | |
| 1947 | #4 | 3.607 | |
| 1946 | #4 | 3.638 | |
| 1945 | #4 | 3.662 | |
| 1944 | #4 | 3.770 | |
| 1943 | #4 | 3.844 | |
| 1942 | #4 | 3.898 | |
| 1941 | #4 | 3.809 | |
| 1940 | #4 | 3.775 | |
| 1939 | #4 | 3.713 | |
| 1938 | #4 | 3.734 | |
| 1937 | #4 | 3.723 | |
| 1936 | #4 | 3.701 | |
| 1935 | #4 | 3.759 | |
| 1934 | #4 | 3.783 | |
| 1933 | #4 | 3.828 | |
| 1932 | #4 | 3.921 | |
| 1931 | #4 | 4.046 | |
| 1930 | #4 | 4.185 | |
| 1929 | #4 | 4.316 | |
| 1928 | #4 | 4.304 | |
| 1927 | #4 | 4.431 | |
| 1926 | #4 | 4.532 | |
| 1925 | #3 | 4.630 | |
| 1924 | #3 | 4.577 | |
| 1923 | #3 | 4.605 | |
| 1922 | #3 | 4.542 | |
| 1921 | #3 | 4.558 | |
| 1920 | #2 | 4.556 | |
| 1919 | #2 | 4.331 | |
| 1918 | #2 | 4.319 | |
| 1917 | #2 | 4.422 | |
| 1916 | #2 | 4.378 | |
| 1915 | #2 | 4.378 | |
| 1914 | #2 | 4.354 | |
| 1913 | #2 | 4.389 | |
| 1912 | #2 | 4.347 | |
| 1911 | #2 | 4.388 | |
| 1910 | #3 | 4.241 | |
| 1909 | #2 | 4.474 | |
| 1908 | #2 | 4.526 | |
| 1907 | #2 | 4.354 | |
| 1906 | #2 | 4.558 | |
| 1905 | #2 | 4.535 | |
| 1904 | #2 | 4.632 | |
| 1903 | #2 | 4.880 | |
| 1902 | #2 | 4.984 | |
| 1901 | #2 | 5.182 | |
| 1900 | #2 | 5.291 | |
| 1899 | #2 | 5.283 | |
| 1898 | #2 | 5.602 | |
| 1897 | #2 | 5.903 | |
| 1896 | #2 | 6.002 | |
| 1895 | #2 | 5.746 | |
| 1894 | #2 | 5.824 | |
| 1893 | #2 | 5.967 | |
| 1892 | #2 | 5.920 | |
| 1891 | #2 | 6.190 | |
| 1890 | #2 | 6.261 | |
| 1889 | #2 | 6.529 | |
| 1888 | #2 | 6.701 | |
| 1887 | #2 | 6.834 | |
| 1886 | #2 | 6.932 | |
| 1885 | #2 | 6.938 | |
| 1884 | #2 | 7.249 | |
| 1883 | #2 | 7.457 | |
| 1882 | #2 | 7.619 | |
| 1881 | #2 | 7.872 | |
| 1880 | #2 | 8.051 | |
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