Trend of the Popularity of William as a Male Baby Name in North Carolina

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 501 male babies that were named William in North Carolina, which was 0.98% of the total number of male babies born in North Carolina in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in North Carolina in 1990 with a count of 1,122 babies, which was 2.36% of the total male babies born in North Carolina in 1990.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named William in North Carolina

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named William in North Carolina

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

Trend of the Popularity of William as a Male Baby Name in North Carolina

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1001	2.61
1981	956	2.53
1982	983	2.56
1983	950	2.50
1984	1042	2.67
1985	965	2.38
1986	1014	2.48
1987	1009	2.43
1988	1006	2.31
1989	1118	2.42
1990	1122	2.36
1991	1061	2.30
1992	1056	2.28
1993	1040	2.32
1994	1029	2.30
1995	982	2.19
1996	969	2.11
1997	976	2.08
1998	1055	2.17
1999	991	2.01
2000	1043	2.02
2001	972	1.93
2002	1010	2.01
2003	983	1.93
2004	957	1.88
2005	924	1.77
2006	890	1.63
2007	896	1.60
2008	888	1.59
2009	794	1.48
2010	821	1.59
2011	765	1.50
2012	711	1.41
2013	706	1.40
2014	732	1.42
2015	705	1.36
2016	715	1.38
2017	633	1.23
2018	610	1.22
2019	590	1.18
2020	533	1.09
2021	567	1.11
2022	522	1.02
2023	484	0.96
2024	501	0.98