Trend of the Popularity of William as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 214 male babies that were named William in New Jersey, which was 0.54% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 1988 with a count of 826 babies, which was 1.61% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 1988.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named William in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named William in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of William as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	769	1.80
1981	753	1.77
1982	793	1.80
1983	758	1.73
1984	737	1.66
1985	767	1.65
1986	766	1.61
1987	798	1.60
1988	826	1.61
1989	763	1.39
1990	810	1.48
1991	767	1.44
1992	678	1.29
1993	647	1.27
1994	685	1.36
1995	572	1.16
1996	548	1.13
1997	611	1.27
1998	607	1.25
1999	577	1.22
2000	552	1.15
2001	527	1.10
2002	535	1.12
2003	497	1.03
2004	498	1.05
2005	484	1.03
2006	422	0.90
2007	464	0.99
2008	394	0.86
2009	412	0.92
2010	385	0.90
2011	392	0.93
2012	305	0.74
2013	316	0.76
2014	347	0.83
2015	301	0.72
2016	305	0.74
2017	297	0.73
2018	283	0.71
2019	259	0.65
2020	280	0.71
2021	241	0.60
2022	244	0.60
2023	202	0.50
2024	214	0.54