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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 333 male babies that were named William in Pennsylvania, which was 0.64% of the total number of male babies born in Pennsylvania in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in Pennsylvania in 1980 with a count of 1,437 babies, which was 1.88% of the total male babies born in Pennsylvania in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1437	1.88
1981	1391	1.80
1982	1430	1.83
1983	1348	1.76
1984	1236	1.63
1985	1276	1.66
1986	1201	1.56
1987	1274	1.64
1988	1170	1.48
1989	1187	1.46
1990	1174	1.43
1991	1122	1.40
1992	1009	1.30
1993	998	1.32
1994	938	1.28
1995	830	1.17
1996	825	1.21
1997	776	1.18
1998	765	1.15
1999	758	1.15
2000	719	1.09
2001	664	1.03
2002	661	1.04
2003	683	1.06
2004	658	1.04
2005	608	0.95
2006	651	1.01
2007	677	1.05
2008	631	0.99
2009	596	0.96
2010	556	0.91
2011	621	1.02
2012	560	0.93
2013	534	0.89
2014	535	0.88
2015	514	0.86
2016	470	0.79
2017	447	0.77
2018	488	0.85
2019	412	0.74
2020	413	0.77
2021	394	0.71
2022	362	0.68
2023	360	0.69
2024	333	0.64