William name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 100%

William name meaning:

Origin: German

Resolute guardian.

Related names

William , Alberic, Algie, Algy, Auberon, Bill , Billy , Gillermo, Guillelmina, Guillermo , Gulielma, Gwilym , Gwylim, Lyam , Minetta, Minette, Velma, Vilhelm, Wilhelm, Wilhelmina , Will , Willa , Willem , Williamina, Williamon, Willy, Wilmot, Wylmet

Other boys names beginning with W

Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 21 out of 4789

2093 recorded births last year

Change in rank

10yrs

-11
5yrs
1yr

-1

Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

Scotland (29)

Historical popularity of William

The graph below shows the popularity of the boys's name William from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for William in 2023