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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 196 male babies that were named William in Kentucky, which was 0.97% of the total number of male babies born in Kentucky in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in Kentucky in 1980 with a count of 732 babies, which was 2.60% of the total male babies born in Kentucky in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	732	2.60
1981	689	2.55
1982	665	2.48
1983	643	2.51
1984	611	2.48
1985	590	2.38
1986	568	2.37
1987	539	2.26
1988	527	2.23
1989	572	2.34
1990	573	2.31
1991	579	2.34
1992	527	2.17
1993	530	2.22
1994	522	2.23
1995	521	2.25
1996	524	2.27
1997	515	2.22
1998	523	2.23
1999	548	2.34
2000	509	2.10
2001	505	2.17
2002	487	2.10
2003	429	1.86
2004	370	1.69
2005	405	1.73
2006	463	1.93
2007	442	1.83
2008	429	1.82
2009	409	1.75
2010	376	1.67
2011	397	1.79
2012	353	1.59
2013	312	1.41
2014	367	1.65
2015	338	1.54
2016	317	1.45
2017	307	1.42
2018	294	1.41
2019	258	1.26
2020	247	1.26
2021	226	1.14
2022	223	1.13
2023	218	1.10
2024	196	0.97