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William Names for Boys

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%.

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NAME MATCH:

William Popularity Trend of William
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 8 8 will, desire; helmet, ...The boy name William is pronounced as WIHLYahM ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Adam Popularity Trend of Adam
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 72 72 man; to make ... the servant in the William Shakespeare play As You ...

Alan Popularity Trend of Alan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 135 135 little rock; harmony, ... a Breton follower of William the Conqueror ...

Alexander Popularity Trend of Alexander
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 6 6 defender of men ... servant to Cressida in William Shakespeare's play The ...

Blake Popularity Trend of Blake
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 90 90 dark; fair ... or the British poet William Blake (1757-1827). ...

Bradford Popularity Trend of Bradford
from 1900 to 2008. broad ford ... bestowed in honor of William Bradford (1590-1657), ...

Brody Popularity Trend of Brody
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 70 70 ditch, muddy place ... despite the infamy of William Brodie (1741-1788), one ...

Caleb Popularity Trend of Caleb
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 34 34 dog; dog-like devotion ... name has appeared in William Godwin's novel Caleb ...

Camden Popularity Trend of Camden
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 204 204 enclosed valley; winding ... the English historian William Camden (1551-1623) ...

Clive Popularity Trend of Clive
from 1900 to 2008. cliff, riverbank, slope ... Clive Newcombe in William Makepeace Thackeray's ...

Cody Popularity Trend of Cody
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 122 122 son of Óda, son of Otto, son of Cuidightheach, son of the helpful one ...

Curtis Popularity Trend of Curtis
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 380 380 courtly, courteous; ... it was borne by William the Conqueror's eldest ...

Drogo to bear, to carry; ghost; precious and peaceful; precious and famous ...

Edward Popularity Trend of Edward
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 148 148 guardian of riches ...William the Conqueror was highly respectful of the ...

Eric Popularity Trend of Eric
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 86 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 Popularity Trend of Fabian
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 288 288 grower of beans ... servant of Olivia in William Shakespeare's play ...

Garrison Popularity Trend of Garrison
from 1900 to 2008. from Garriston; son ... anti-slavery campaigner William Lloyd Garrison ...

Graham Popularity Trend of Graham
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 323 323 gravelly place, gray ... borne by the knight Sir William de Graham, who ...


Popularity Trend
for William Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for William Names
in 2006