There are 35 William names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are William names 1 to 20. Alexander was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic, and it was followed in popularity by the English and French William, the English Caleb, the English and Irish Brody, the Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adam, the English, French, and Scandinavian Eric, the English Blake, the English and Irish Cody, the Breton, English, German, and Scottish Alan, the English and Polish Edward, the English and Scottish Camden, the Dutch, English, German, and Polish Fabian, the English and Scottish Graham, and the English and German name, Curtis. The unusual William names are Bradford (English), Clive (English), Drogo (English), Esmond (French and English), Ewart (Scottish and English), and Garrison (English). William names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1925, 13.721% of baby boys were given William names. There were 21 William names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. William names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but in recent years they are nonetheless of very heavy use. In 2008, 22 William names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 4.973%. Within all William names, the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.8566%.
NAME MATCH: William  8 | will, desire; helmet, ...The boy name William is pronounced as WIHLYahM ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Adam  72 | man; to make ... the servant in the William Shakespeare play As You ... |
Alan  135 | little rock; harmony, ... a Breton follower of William the Conqueror ... |
Alexander  6 | defender of men ... servant to Cressida in William Shakespeare's play The ... |
Blake  90 | dark; fair ... or the British poet William Blake (1757-1827). ... |
Bradford  | broad ford ... bestowed in honor of William Bradford (1590-1657), ... |
Brody  70 | ditch, muddy place ... despite the infamy of William Brodie (1741-1788), one ... |
Caleb  34 | dog; dog-like devotion ... name has appeared in William Godwin's novel Caleb ... |
Camden  204 | enclosed valley; winding ... the English historian William Camden (1551-1623) ... |
Clive  | cliff, riverbank, slope ... Clive Newcombe in William Makepeace Thackeray's ... |
Cody  122 | son of Óda, son of Otto, son of Cuidightheach, son of the helpful one ... |
Curtis  380 | courtly, courteous; ... it was borne by William the Conqueror's eldest ... |
| Drogo | to bear, to carry; ghost; precious and peaceful; precious and famous ... |
Edward  148 | guardian of riches ...William the Conqueror was highly respectful of the ... |
Eric  86 | ever ruling, lone ruler, ... mainly due to Frederic William Farrar's popular story ... |
| Esmond | favored protector; wealthy guard, protector of wealth ... |
| Ewart | guardian of riches; ... Minister of the UK, William Ewart Gladstone ... |
Fabian  288 | grower of beans ... servant of Olivia in William Shakespeare's play ... |
Garrison  | from Garriston; son ... anti-slavery campaigner William Lloyd Garrison ... |
Graham  323 | gravelly place, gray ... borne by the knight Sir William de Graham, who ... |
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