Wm peaked in the US in 1909 at #378, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Wm as a boy’s name Share of babies Rank
Wm as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.5 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Wm as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.5 1880 1920 1960 2000 Wm as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Wm as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US 1992 #7,422 (6) 1991 #8,236 (5) 1990 #4,993 (10) 1989 #4,017 (13) 1988 #2,367 (25) 1987 #2,559 (21) 1986 #2,290 (24) 1985 #2,019 (28) 1984 #1,842 (30) 1983 #1,651 (35) 1982 #1,563 (39) 1981 #1,942 (28) 1980 #1,852 (30) 1979 #2,310 (21) 1978 #2,205 (21)
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1909 at #378. In the US records since the data begins in 1880. In 1930, 33% of US babies named Wm were girls.