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William
4,215,725 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living William is 56. If you meet a William, there's about a 70% chance they're between 22 and 76 years old.
Popularity arc
● Faded ClassicOnce everywhere, now rare — a name from a different era.
Peak William: 1880. Down 93% from peak.
Name neighbors
People named William have popularity-curve siblings named:
Geographic fingerprint
Williams are 1.3x more common in the Northeast than the national average.