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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 274 male babies that were named William in South Carolina, which was 1.32% of the total number of male babies born in South Carolina in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in South Carolina in 1990 with a count of 616 babies, which was 2.54% of the total male babies born in South Carolina in 1990.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	595	2.77
1981	581	2.75
1982	552	2.63
1983	600	2.89
1984	547	2.66
1985	543	2.54
1986	560	2.66
1987	578	2.70
1988	600	2.67
1989	611	2.59
1990	616	2.54
1991	609	2.62
1992	588	2.61
1993	573	2.65
1994	483	2.34
1995	510	2.56
1996	485	2.47
1997	521	2.58
1998	529	2.58
1999	507	2.47
2000	552	2.64
2001	533	2.59
2002	533	2.65
2003	471	2.29
2004	500	2.39
2005	434	2.05
2006	442	1.95
2007	406	1.77
2008	457	1.99
2009	419	1.93
2010	398	1.89
2011	411	1.95
2012	402	1.92
2013	342	1.61
2014	364	1.70
2015	360	1.67
2016	357	1.68
2017	329	1.57
2018	328	1.57
2019	310	1.50
2020	283	1.42
2021	287	1.42
2022	259	1.26
2023	265	1.30
2024	274	1.32