William is a boy's name of English origin meaning “will and helmet.” In 2024 it was given to 10,596 boys in the United States.
William belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “will and helmet” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, William first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2 in 1880, and in 2024 10,596 babies received the name — 4,189,004 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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William means “will and helmet” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
William is a boy name. In 2024, 10,596 babies received the name in the US.
William comes from the English & American tradition.
William first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #2 in 1880, and 10,596 babies were given the name in 2024.
William is pronounced /ˈwɪl.i.əm/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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