Wiliam

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Wiliam: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Wiliam: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,410 in 2004, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1410highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1765
1997	#1578
1998	#1642
1999	#1664
2000	#2142
2002	#2005
2003	#1962
2004	#1410
2005	#2418
2006	#1744
2007	#1885
2008	#1953
2009	#2318
2010	#2400
2011	#3300
2012	#2721
2013	#3822
2014	#3362
2015	#2483
2016	#4810
2017	#3040
2018	#2112
2019	#2266
2022	#3048
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1410 among boys in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Wiliam by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Wiliam in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	27	4 of 10	7
2000sbusiest	74	9 of 10	8
2010s	65	10 of 10	7
2020s	10	2 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Wiliam appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1410 in England and Wales in 2004.

Wiliam's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2112	10	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3040	6	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2483	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2721	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2400	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2318	8	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1953	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1885	10	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1744	10	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1410	12	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1962	7	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2005	6	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2142	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1642	7	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1578	7	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1765	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,410, first reached in 2004.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in England and Wales in 2004.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 2004Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Hassaan · #1410, 26y
Husam · #1410, 20y
Murad · #1410, 27y
Nusayba · #1410, 24y

Wiliam and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Wiliam without appearing here.

Wiliam moved ahead of

Jade Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4810 and #4023 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2112 and #4749.
Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2483 and #4747.
Brent Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4810 and #4810 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3040 and #4812.
Shannon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3040 and #4812.

Moved ahead of Wiliam

Isak Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3048 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #1517.
Braxton Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2400 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #3300 and #1398.
Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2721 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3822 and #2403.
Hunter Compare
In 2004 they stood at #1410 and #1878 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #2418 and #1135.

Moved the opposite way to Wiliam

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Wiliam went from #1765 to #4270 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Wiliam went from #1765 to #4270 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Wiliam went from #1765 to #4270 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Wiliam went from #1765 to #4270 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Wiliam

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Wiliam went from #1765 to #4270 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Wiliam went from #1765 to #4270 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Wiliam went from #1765 to #4270 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Wiliam went from #1765 to #4270 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1410 in England and Wales in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Wiliam

Wiliam at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Wiliam by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Wiliam appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Wiliam and the names beside it

Wiliam moved ahead of

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Wiliam at a glance

Wiliam by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Wiliam appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Wiliam and the names beside it

Wiliam moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Wiliam

Moved the opposite way to Wiliam

Moved the same way as Wiliam