Trend of the Popularity of William as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 790 male babies that were named William in California, which was 0.44% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in California in 1990 with a count of 2,208 babies, which was 0.76% of the total male babies born in California in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named William, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named William.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named William in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named William in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named William from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of William as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1714	0.89
1981	1791	0.89
1982	1976	0.97
1983	2063	1.00
1984	1960	0.92
1985	2052	0.92
1986	2018	0.88
1987	2069	0.87
1988	2065	0.82
1989	2207	0.82
1990	2208	0.76
1991	2124	0.74
1992	2068	0.73
1993	1996	0.73
1994	1809	0.68
1995	1701	0.65
1996	1675	0.66
1997	1606	0.65
1998	1616	0.66
1999	1696	0.70
2000	1696	0.68
2001	1624	0.66
2002	1569	0.64
2003	1572	0.63
2004	1623	0.64
2005	1439	0.57
2006	1506	0.58
2007	1431	0.55
2008	1477	0.58
2009	1457	0.60
2010	1551	0.66
2011	1443	0.63
2012	1451	0.63
2013	1505	0.66
2014	1527	0.66
2015	1439	0.64
2016	1427	0.64
2017	1414	0.66
2018	1306	0.63
2019	1195	0.59
2020	1028	0.54
2021	937	0.50
2022	839	0.44
2023	781	0.44
2024	790	0.44