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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 258 male babies that were named William in Massachusetts, which was 0.96% of the total number of male babies born in Massachusetts in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in Massachusetts in 1990 with a count of 647 babies, which was 1.47% of the total male babies born in Massachusetts in 1990.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	570	1.64
1981	570	1.59
1982	602	1.66
1983	526	1.45
1984	612	1.64
1985	575	1.47
1986	588	1.50
1987	591	1.45
1988	634	1.53
1989	604	1.38
1990	647	1.47
1991	583	1.40
1992	559	1.37
1993	543	1.37
1994	487	1.26
1995	493	1.31
1996	505	1.36
1997	447	1.23
1998	514	1.40
1999	566	1.56
2000	564	1.56
2001	540	1.52
2002	567	1.60
2003	556	1.58
2004	543	1.60
2005	470	1.43
2006	455	1.38
2007	514	1.57
2008	463	1.45
2009	465	1.50
2010	435	1.45
2011	469	1.56
2012	402	1.36
2013	441	1.50
2014	417	1.39
2015	445	1.51
2016	411	1.40
2017	426	1.48
2018	363	1.28
2019	349	1.24
2020	328	1.22
2021	314	1.10
2022	281	1.02
2023	244	0.89
2024	258	0.96