Is Williams a boy or girl name?
Williams is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 53 boys were named Williams, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 6,110 US babies named Williams were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,542
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Williams since 1880
- 6,110
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 86 babies
Boys and girls named Williams, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 134 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 386 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 603 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 547 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 573 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 606 | 7 | 1.1% |
| 1960s | 510 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 404 | 7 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 383 | 10 | 2.5% |
| 1990s | 494 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 580 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 426 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 233 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,413 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,095 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,804 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,887 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,226 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,036 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,892 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,162 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,264 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 58 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 53 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,196 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,624 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 59 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 54 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 44 | #1,822 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 44 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,941 | 5 | #12,156 |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,653 | 5 | #12,122 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,266 | 7 | #7,669 |
| 1973 | 33 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 58 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 39 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 52 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 47 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 54 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 56 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 66 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 53 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 60 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 59 | #1,000 | 7 | #5,391 |
| 1957 | 65 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 58 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 75 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 50 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 51 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 56 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 86 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 64 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 59 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 60 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 64 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 48 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 54 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 50 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 54 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 47 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 73 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 50 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 51 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 57 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 41 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 64 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 56 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 42 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 57 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 55 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 74 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 58 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 66 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 68 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 68 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 47 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 65 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 54 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 53 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 51 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 73 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 45 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 55 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 44 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 55 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 53 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 45 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 31 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 22 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 20 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 18 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 15 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 12 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 14 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 13 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 11 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 13 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #599 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Williams reached #515 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #5,391 in 1958. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Williams
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.