Popularity (masculine) in New Zealand
Numbers
| William (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2019 | #7 | 210 | |
| 2018 | #7 | 204 | |
| 2017 | #4 | 251 | |
| 2016 | #3 | 263 | |
| 2015 | #3 | 272 | |
| 2014 | #6 | 234 | |
| 2013 | #4 | 267 | |
| 2012 | #3 | 317 | |
| 2011 | #5 | 272 | |
| 2010 | #5 | 320 | |
| 2009 | #5 | 326 | |
| 2008 | #3 | 352 | |
| 2007 | #5 | 324 | |
| 2006 | #5 | 332 | |
| 2005 | #7 | 284 | |
| 2004 | #12 | 304 | |
| 2003 | #12 | 303 | |
| 2002 | #12 | 277 | |
| 2001 | #12 | 287 | |
| 2000 | #15 | 277 | |
| 1999 | #16 | 250 | |
| 1998 | #11 | 331 | |
| 1997 | #14 | 277 | |
| 1996 | #13 | 267 | |
| 1995 | #17 | 258 | |
| 1994 | #16 | 279 | |
| 1993 | #18 | 263 | |
| 1992 | #16 | 307 | |
| 1991 | #15 | 275 | |
| 1990 | #15 | 296 | |
| 1989 | #17 | 269 | |
| 1988 | #20 | 275 | |
| 1987 | #19 | 278 | |
| 1986 | #20 | 260 | |
| 1985 | #21 | 272 | |
| 1984 | #16 | 313 | |
| 1983 | #24 | 236 | |
| 1982 | #24 | 234 | |
| 1981 | #30 | 205 | |
| 1980 | #34 | 179 | |
| 1979 | #29 | 191 | |
| 1978 | #30 | 174 | |
| 1977 | #27 | 200 | |
| 1976 | #33 | 176 | |
| 1975 | #30 | 190 | |
| 1974 | #34 | 198 | |
| 1973 | #27 | 215 | |
| 1972 | #29 | 217 | |
| 1971 | #30 | 230 | |
| 1970 | #33 | 214 | |
| 1969 | #29 | 238 | |
| 1968 | #24 | 262 | |
| 1967 | #27 | 242 | |
| 1966 | #24 | 271 | |
| 1965 | #23 | 318 | |
| 1964 | #23 | 312 | |
| 1963 | #21 | 346 | |
| 1962 | #19 | 385 | |
| 1961 | #16 | 406 | |
| 1960 | #15 | 422 | |
| 1959 | #16 | 399 | |
| 1958 | #14 | 429 | |
| 1957 | #15 | 405 | |
| 1956 | #14 | 428 | |
| 1955 | #13 | 426 | |
| 1954 | #11 | 442 | |
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