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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 421 male babies that were named William in Tennessee, which was 1.17% of the total number of male babies born in Tennessee in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in Tennessee in 1990 with a count of 888 babies, which was 2.49% of the total male babies born in Tennessee in 1990.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	844	2.52
1981	871	2.69
1982	800	2.45
1983	835	2.62
1984	806	2.57
1985	838	2.60
1986	771	2.46
1987	801	2.49
1988	857	2.53
1989	845	2.44
1990	888	2.49
1991	843	2.38
1992	840	2.39
1993	862	2.50
1994	826	2.39
1995	767	2.22
1996	836	2.43
1997	844	2.43
1998	848	2.35
1999	831	2.30
2000	868	2.38
2001	793	2.22
2002	750	2.15
2003	789	2.21
2004	832	2.32
2005	748	2.03
2006	697	1.86
2007	699	1.81
2008	705	1.87
2009	646	1.78
2010	571	1.63
2011	608	1.75
2012	582	1.63
2013	562	1.58
2014	547	1.51
2015	529	1.45
2016	563	1.56
2017	538	1.49
2018	506	1.43
2019	472	1.34
2020	452	1.33
2021	429	1.20
2022	418	1.17
2023	378	1.06
2024	421	1.17