# William name report

Canonical URL: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/name/m/william
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2024

## Summary
William ranked #10 officially for boys in 2024. After combined spelling groups, it ranked #11.

## Official spelling
- Rank: #10
- Birth count: 10,596
- Rate per 10,000: 61.77

## Combined spelling group
- Group display: William
- Rank: #11
- Birth count: 10,609
- Rate per 10,000: 61.85
- Official count multiplier: 1.00x

## Practical popularity
- Expected per class of 25: 0.08
- Expected per grade of 100: 0.32
- Expected per school of 300: 0.96
- Duplicate chance in grade of 100: 27.1%

## Trend
- Label: past peak
- Peak rate year: 1880
- Best rank year: 1880
- Latest rate as percent of peak: 7.2%

## Spelling components
- William: 10,596 births
- Wiliam: 13 births

## Methodology notes
- Official SSA ranks treat each spelling separately.
- Combined ranks group spelling variants and recompute ranks by sex.
- State combined counts may be lower bounds when rare state spellings are suppressed.
- Full methodology: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/methodology