First Name WILIAM

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WILIAM is ranked as the 8761st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,026.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.32 people named WILIAM for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named WILIAM is 886.

First Names WILIAM
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,026 +/-11.1%
  • National Rank 8,761
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 886
  • National Rank 9,594
  • Percentile Rank 89.63%
  • Proportion/100k 0.28

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WILIAM is 78.2% White, 7.4% Hispanic origin, 10.9% Black, 1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WILIAM have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WILIAM is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WILIAM

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.2% 63.9% 14.3%
Hispanic origin 7.4% 16.3% -8.9%
Black 10.9% 12.3% -1.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.6% 4.9% -3.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WILIAM is Massachusetts where 134 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WILIAM, as 2.59 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 93rd, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Rhode Island is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 232 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WILIAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 12 0.1 68.3% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 2 0.08 49.9% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 29 0.29 88.8% Minnesota 3 0.05 50.4% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 22 0.19 79.3% South Dakota 9 1.04 51.5% Wisconsin 5 0.09 66.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WILIAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 12 0.1 68.3%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 2 0.08 49.9%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 29 0.29 88.8%
Minnesota 3 0.05 50.4%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 22 0.19 79.3%
South Dakota 9 1.04 51.5%
Wisconsin 5 0.09 66.7%
West State Statistics First-Names WILIAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 0 0 0.0% California 62 0.16 87.9% Colorado 7 0.13 53.5% Hawaii 18 1.27 76.6% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 22 0.55 74.8% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 29 0.41 85.7% Wyoming 9 1.6 53.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WILIAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 0 0 0.0%
California 62 0.16 87.9%
Colorado 7 0.13 53.5%
Hawaii 18 1.27 76.6%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 22 0.55 74.8%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 29 0.41 85.7%
Wyoming 9 1.6 53.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WILIAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 78 2.16 89.7% Maine 31 2.3 76.4% Massachusetts 134 1.98 91.1% New Hampshire 28 2.11 77.7% New Jersey 94 1.05 89.2% New York 98 0.49 92.8% Pennsylvania 49 0.38 87.6% Rhode Island 27 2.59 79.2% Vermont 12 1.88 74.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WILIAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 78 2.16 89.7%
Maine 31 2.3 76.4%
Massachusetts 134 1.98 91.1%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 77.7%
New Jersey 94 1.05 89.2%
New York 98 0.49 92.8%
Pennsylvania 49 0.38 87.6%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 79.2%
Vermont 12 1.88 74.0%
South State Statistics First-Names WILIAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 6 0.22 54.4% Delaware 21 2.28 86.9% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 59.7% Florida 97 0.49 93.9% Georgia 38 0.38 85.5% Kentucky 13 0.29 69.8% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 57 0.96 89.9% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 29 0.29 87.2% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 6 0.13 54.5% Tennessee 15 0.24 76.4% Texas 64 0.24 90.8% Virginia 7 0.08 53.3% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WILIAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 6 0.22 54.4%
Delaware 21 2.28 86.9%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 59.7%
Florida 97 0.49 93.9%
Georgia 38 0.38 85.5%
Kentucky 13 0.29 69.8%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 57 0.96 89.9%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 29 0.29 87.2%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 6 0.13 54.5%
Tennessee 15 0.24 76.4%
Texas 64 0.24 90.8%
Virginia 7 0.08 53.3%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with WILIAM as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WILIAM as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WILIAM.

The most popular full name is WILIAM Brown. 1.36% of all the people named WILIAM have this family name.

There are 209 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WILIAM

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WILIAM Brown 1.36%
2 WILIAM Carey 0.90%
3 WILIAM Curtis 0.90%
4 WILIAM Davis 0.90%
5 WILIAM Geist 0.90%
6 WILIAM Jones 0.90%
7 WILIAM Long 0.90%
8 WILIAM Miller 0.90%
9 WILIAM Moore 0.90%
10 WILIAM Turner 0.90%
11 WILIAM Wright 0.90%
12 WILIAM Adamson 0.45%
13 WILIAM Allen 0.45%
14 WILIAM Bates 0.45%
15 WILIAM Bautista 0.45%
16 WILIAM Becker 0.45%
17 WILIAM Bedzrah 0.45%
18 WILIAM Beltz 0.45%
19 WILIAM Benisch 0.45%
20 WILIAM Bernitt 0.45%

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