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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 168 male babies that were named William in Maryland, which was 0.72% of the total number of male babies born in Maryland in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in Maryland in 1990 with a count of 628 babies, which was 1.89% of the total male babies born in Maryland in 1990.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	468	2.00
1981	526	2.17
1982	573	2.24
1983	557	2.15
1984	502	1.88
1985	520	1.87
1986	548	1.94
1987	554	1.90
1988	591	1.93
1989	548	1.71
1990	628	1.89
1991	547	1.67
1992	545	1.71
1993	468	1.54
1994	496	1.65
1995	427	1.45
1996	482	1.68
1997	446	1.59
1998	447	1.57
1999	440	1.55
2000	431	1.50
2001	432	1.53
2002	411	1.45
2003	402	1.38
2004	406	1.42
2005	418	1.45
2006	407	1.35
2007	377	1.25
2008	357	1.19
2009	336	1.17
2010	281	1.00
2011	309	1.10
2012	307	1.11
2013	287	1.04
2014	316	1.12
2015	294	1.06
2016	260	0.94
2017	257	0.97
2018	266	1.01
2019	207	0.80
2020	219	0.87
2021	213	0.85
2022	207	0.83
2023	156	0.67
2024	168	0.72