William

Boy

Popular Australian boy name · NSW BDM data 1952 to 2025

Current Rank: #11
Total Registrations: 32,212
Peak Year: 2007
Peak Rank: #2
First Year: 1952
Years in Top 100: 74

William by year

Registrations of William as a boy's name in New South Wales, and its rank among boys' names that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Year	Registrations	Rank
2025	290	#11
2024	301	#11
2023	371	#8
2022	427	#4
2021	458	#4
2020	478	#3
2019	531	#3
2018	567	#2
2017	558	#2
2016	591	#2

Earlier years (1952 to 2015)

Year	Registrations	Rank
2015	633	#2
2014	633	#2
2013	699	#1
2012	652	#1
2011	650	#1
2010	726	#1
2009	742	#1
2008	761	#2
2007	763	#2
2006	730	#4
2005	740	#3
2004	659	#5
2003	678	#5
2002	602	#10
2001	607	#9
2000	630	#10
1999	633	#9
1998	561	#10
1997	494	#18
1996	485	#23
1995	432	#23
1994	383	#27
1993	445	#24
1992	388	#29
1991	360	#28
1990	369	#27
1989	329	#29
1988	329	#31
1987	319	#32
1986	330	#31
1985	290	#35
1984	286	#34
1983	243	#36
1982	219	#41
1981	196	#44
1980	173	#50
1979	184	#46
1978	175	#47
1977	181	#48
1976	162	#54
1975	172	#51
1974	196	#51
1973	190	#51
1972	253	#41
1971	226	#45
1970	245	#38
1969	238	#40
1968	257	#38
1967	260	#37
1966	289	#30
1965	308	#28
1964	359	#23
1963	360	#27
1962	372	#27
1961	392	#25
1960	426	#24
1959	437	#21
1958	431	#20
1957	467	#20
1956	501	#19
1955	575	#15
1954	545	#16
1953	625	#12
1952	645	#12

Fun Facts

Most popular in 2007 with 763 registrations
Has been in the top 100 for 74 years
Appeared in records from 1952 to 2025
Currently ranked #11 with 290 registrations in the latest year