Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Valiant protector.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Willem
Pronunciation
wi(l)-lem
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #1204, 122 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2572, 51 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 |
| 2024 | 50 |
| 2023 | 50 |
| 2022 | 54 |
| 2021 | 75 |
| 2020 | 60 |
| 2019 | 76 |
| 2018 | 62 |
| 2017 | 56 |
| 2016 | 70 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #818, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3239, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #743, 54 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2092, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 19 |
| 2014 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #269, 14 births); most recent 2022 (rank #466, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence