The baby name willam is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced WIL-əm (IPA: /ˈwɪləm/).
willam is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name willam is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced WIL-əm (IPA: /ˈwɪləm/).
willam is Germanic in Origin.
Willam is a modern, rare respelling of William, ultimately from Old High German Willahelm (wil "will, desire" + helm "helmet, protection"), meaning "resolute protector" or "strong-willed guardian." The root entered English through Norman French and surged after 1066 with William the Conqueror, remaining perennial among monarchs, saints, and writers. Willam appears intermittently in parish and census records as a clerical variant and, more recently, as a deliberate minimalist spelling; pronunciation typically mirrors William (WIL-um), though WILL-am is also heard.
As a variant of William, Willam shares a broad web of cognates and diminutives: Wilhelm (German/Scandinavian), Guillaume (French), Guglielmo (Italian), Guillermo (Spanish), Uilliam and short form Liam (Irish), Willem (Dutch/Afrikaans), plus nicknames Will, Bill, Billy, and Willie. Feminine and related forms include Wilhelmina, Willa, and Billie. Surnames such as Williams and Williamson reflect the same root.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #240 | 7 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #289 | 5 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| PE | 0 | #323 | 7 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BO | 0 | #387 | 28 | 6,868 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #394 | 55 | 5,922 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #455 | 12 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #486 | 14 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #496 | 17 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #542 | 16 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #562 | 15 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #587 | 246 | 9,244 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #686 | 16 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #716 | 28 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #759 | 64 | 12,213 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #809 | 20 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #878 | 242 | 14,506 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #922 | 349 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #972 | 41 | 16,906 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,021 | 13 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,157 | 27 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,205 | 111 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,225 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,668 | 27 | 28,008 |
willam is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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