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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 475 male babies that were named William in New York, which was 0.55% of the total number of male babies born in New York in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in New York in 1982 with a count of 1,700 babies, which was 1.47% of the total male babies born in New York in 1982.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1643	1.46
1981	1597	1.41
1982	1700	1.47
1983	1665	1.43
1984	1626	1.39
1985	1567	1.29
1986	1633	1.34
1987	1643	1.31
1988	1563	1.21
1989	1592	1.18
1990	1657	1.19
1991	1466	1.09
1992	1413	1.07
1993	1332	1.03
1994	1377	1.09
1995	1210	0.99
1996	1176	0.99
1997	1190	1.04
1998	1241	1.08
1999	1157	1.02
2000	1097	0.96
2001	1051	0.94
2002	1054	0.96
2003	1072	0.96
2004	1038	0.95
2005	899	0.83
2006	955	0.87
2007	977	0.88
2008	897	0.82
2009	873	0.81
2010	859	0.81
2011	885	0.85
2012	813	0.78
2013	770	0.75
2014	754	0.73
2015	741	0.72
2016	691	0.69
2017	693	0.71
2018	713	0.75
2019	616	0.66
2020	532	0.61
2021	547	0.61
2022	460	0.53
2023	471	0.55
2024	475	0.55