Is Willem a boy or girl name?
Willem is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 50 boys were named Willem, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,788 US babies named Willem were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,664
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Willem since 1916
- 2,788
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 122 babies
Boys and girls named Willem, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 443 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,002 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 743 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 289 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50 | #2,664 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,649 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 75 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 98 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 105 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 122 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 79 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 96 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 75 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 68 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,294 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,437 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #6,075 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,912 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,133 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,208 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,465 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,683 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,142 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,928 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,060 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,741 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,112 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,572 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,239 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,991 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,717 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,308 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,757 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,935 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,421 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #4,032 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,617 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,055 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,330 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #3,024 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,250 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,990 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,268 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,440 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,949 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,961 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Willem reached #1,208 in 2003. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Willem
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.