Williams
2 countries#3036 in United States, 2025US
#3036
in United States, 2025
FR
#3634
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
8,980
Peak year (United States)
1950
Peak-year count
86
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Williams was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
6,150 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #3036 · peaked in 1950 with 86 births
Most common in: Mississippi, California, Texas, Georgia, Alabama
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
2,830 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #3634 · peaked in 1970 with 111 births
Most common in: Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, La Réunion, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-d'Oise
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Williams’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2221 | — |
| 2007 | #2139 | ↑82 |
| 2008 | #2039 | ↑100 |
| 2009 | #2320 | ↓281 |
| 2010 | #3128 | ↓808 |
| 2011 | #2663 | ↑465 |
| 2012 | #2594 | ↑69 |
| 2013 | #2848 | ↓254 |
| 2014 | #2985 | ↓137 |
| 2015 | #2684 | ↑301 |
| 2016 | #3161 | ↓477 |
| 2017 | #2840 | ↑321 |
| 2018 | #2472 | ↑368 |
| 2019 | #2766 | ↓294 |
| 2020 | #3074 | ↓308 |
| 2021 | #2732 | ↑342 |
| 2022 | #3053 | ↓321 |
| 2023 | #2387 | ↑666 |
| 2024 | #2527 | ↓140 |
| 2025 | #3036 | ↓509 |