Popularity in New Zealand
Numbers
| William (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | #14 | 147 | |
| 2022 | #9 | 169 | |
| 2021 | #9 | 181 | |
| 2020 | #8 | 175 | |
| 2019 | #7 | 210 | |
| 2018 | #7 | 204 | |
| 2017 | #4 | 251 | |
| 2016 | #3 | 263 | |
| 2015 | #3 | 272 | |
| 2014 | #6 | 252 | |
| 2013 | #4 | 267 | |
| 2012 | #3 | 317 | |
| 2011 | #5 | 274 | |
| 2010 | #5 | 318 | |
| 2009 | #4 | 329 | |
| 2008 | #3 | 354 | |
| 2007 | #5 | 330 | |
| 2006 | #5 | 334 | |
| 2005 | #7 | 311 | |
| 2004 | #12 | 304 | |
| 2003 | #12 | 306 | |
| 2002 | #12 | 289 | |
| 2001 | #11 | 298 | |
| 2000 | #15 | 285 | |
| 1999 | #15 | 257 | |
| 1998 | #11 | 331 | |
| 1997 | #14 | 278 | |
| 1996 | #13 | 267 | |
| 1995 | #17 | 258 | |
| 1994 | #16 | 280 | |
| 1993 | #18 | 263 | |
| 1992 | #16 | 307 | |
| 1991 | #15 | 275 | |
| 1990 | #15 | 298 | |
| 1989 | #16 | 270 | |
| 1988 | #20 | 277 | |
| 1987 | #19 | 278 | |
| 1986 | #20 | 260 | |
| 1985 | #21 | 273 | |
| 1984 | #16 | 314 | |
| 1983 | #24 | 238 | |
| 1982 | #25 | 233 | |
| 1981 | #30 | 205 | |
| 1980 | #34 | 180 | |
| 1979 | #29 | 193 | |
| 1978 | #30 | 174 | |
| 1977 | #27 | 200 | |
| 1976 | #33 | 176 | |
| 1975 | #30 | 190 | |
| 1974 | #34 | 199 | |
| 1973 | #27 | 215 | |
| 1972 | #29 | 218 | |
| 1971 | #30 | 231 | |
| 1970 | #33 | 216 | |
| 1969 | #29 | 238 | |
| 1968 | #24 | 264 | |
| 1967 | #27 | 243 | |
| 1966 | #24 | 271 | |
| 1965 | #23 | 318 | |
| 1964 | #23 | 312 | |
| 1963 | #20 | 347 | |
| 1962 | #19 | 385 | |
| 1961 | #16 | 407 | |
| 1960 | #15 | 421 | |
| 1959 | #16 | 399 | |
| 1958 | #14 | 429 | |
| 1957 | #15 | 404 | |
| 1956 | #14 | 428 | |
| 1955 | #13 | 428 | |
| 1954 | #11 | 438 | |
| 1953 | #12 | 433 | |
| 1952 | #11 | 465 | |
| 1951 | #9 | 479 | |
| 1950 | #8 | 481 | |
| 1949 | #8 | 501 | |
| 1948 | #6 | 590 | |
| 1947 | #7 | 577 | |
| 1946 | #6 | 567 | |
| 1945 | #5 | 508 | |
| 1944 | #5 | 512 | |
| 1943 | #5 | 432 | |
| 1942 | #5 | 529 | |
| 1941 | #5 | 528 | |
| 1940 | #2 | 648 | |
| 1939 | #4 | 557 | |
| 1938 | #2 | 540 | |
| 1937 | #3 | 486 | |
| 1936 | #2 | 508 | |
| 1935 | #2 | 476 | |
| 1934 | #2 | 520 | |
| 1933 | #2 | 518 | |
| 1932 | #2 | 548 | |
| 1931 | #2 | 618 | |
| 1930 | #2 | 591 | |
| 1929 | #2 | 616 | |
| 1928 | #2 | 636 | |
| 1927 | #2 | 656 | |
| 1926 | #2 | 692 | |
| 1925 | #2 | 725 | |
| 1924 | #2 | 729 | |
| 1923 | #2 | 758 | |
| 1922 | #2 | 764 | |
| 1921 | #2 | 742 | |
| 1920 | #2 | 842 | |
| 1919 | #2 | 698 | |
| 1918 | #2 | 703 | |
| 1917 | #2 | 835 | |
| 1916 | #2 | 791 | |
| 1915 | #2 | 776 | |
| 1914 | #2 | 874 | |
| 1913 | #2 | 890 | |
| 1912 | #2 | 847 | |
| 1911 | #2 | 904 | |
| 1910 | #2 | 879 | |
| 1909 | #1 | 898 | |
| 1908 | #1 | 851 | |
| 1907 | #1 | 901 | |
| 1906 | #1 | 888 | |
| 1905 | #1 | 894 | |
| 1904 | #1 | 862 | |
| 1903 | #1 | 882 | |
| 1902 | #1 | 871 | |
| 1901 | #1 | 793 | |
| 1900 | #1 | 753 | |
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