# Williams name report

Canonical URL: https://babynameranks.com/name/m/williams
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2025

## Summary
Williams ranked #3086 officially for boys in 2025. After combined spelling groups, it ranked #3012.

## Official spelling
- Rank: #3086
- Birth count: 40
- Rate per 10,000: 0.23

## Combined spelling group
- Group display: Williams
- Rank: #3012
- Birth count: 40
- Rate per 10,000: 0.23
- Official count multiplier: 1.00x

## Practical popularity
- Expected per class of 25: 0.00
- Expected per grade of 100: 0.00
- Expected per school of 300: 0.00
- Duplicate chance in grade of 100: 0.1%

## Trend
- Label: past peak
- Peak rate year: 1892
- Best rank year: 1887
- Latest rate as percent of peak: 17.9%

## Spelling components
- Williams: 40 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://babynameranks.com/methodology