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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 397 male babies that were named William in Virginia, which was 1.06% of the total number of male babies born in Virginia in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name William peaked as a male baby name in Virginia in 1989 with a count of 914 babies, which was 2.18% of the total male babies born in Virginia in 1989.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	807	2.38
1981	818	2.37
1982	841	2.38
1983	842	2.41
1984	838	2.33
1985	843	2.23
1986	869	2.30
1987	857	2.17
1988	817	2.04
1989	914	2.18
1990	843	1.94
1991	849	2.02
1992	858	2.04
1993	850	2.07
1994	834	2.04
1995	774	1.94
1996	798	2.05
1997	764	1.98
1998	772	1.95
1999	778	1.95
2000	785	1.91
2001	795	1.95
2002	743	1.84
2003	754	1.82
2004	747	1.75
2005	746	1.73
2006	666	1.52
2007	693	1.56
2008	679	1.58
2009	606	1.44
2010	621	1.49
2011	590	1.43
2012	647	1.55
2013	598	1.43
2014	596	1.41
2015	555	1.31
2016	571	1.37
2017	525	1.29
2018	512	1.26
2019	518	1.31
2020	434	1.12
2021	405	1.04
2022	399	1.04
2023	371	1.00
2024	397	1.06