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At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1992 (#7,422)
Babies in 1992
6 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#364 in 1885
First recorded
1880

Meaning of Wm

Wm is a vibrant, unisex name—pronounced W-M (IPA: /dʌm/)—that springs from William, itself rooted in the Old Germanic wil (will) and helm (helmet). It carries the promise of determination wrapped in gentle armor. It might raise eyebrows on roll call, but that’s part of its charm. In the US, Wm first lit up birth records in the late 1800s, soared to 76 babies in 1925, and today graces only a handful of newborns, making it a rare spark in any family tree. There’s a playful Latin sabor here, like a sol brillante guiding alma and corazón, reminding everyone that even two simple letters can open un camino of historia and luz.

How to pronounce Wm

English

Popularity of Wm in the U.S.

Wm was last recorded in the U.S. in 1992, ranked #7,422 with 6 babies. It peaked at #364 in 1885.

Bar and line chart: Wm in the U.S., 1880–1992. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 85 in 1916 and 6 in 1992. Line: rank among boy names, peak #364 in 1885, #7,422 in 1992.
  • Boys named Wm (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1880–1992. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1880⁠–⁠1992 101 rows
Wm: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
199267,422▲ 814
199158,236▼ 3,243
1990104,993▼ 976
1989134,017▼ 1,650
1988252,367▲ 192
1987212,559▼ 269
1986242,290▼ 271
1985282,019▼ 177
1984301,842▼ 191
1983351,651▼ 88
1982391,563▲ 379
1981281,942▼ 90
1980301,852▲ 458
1979212,310▼ 105
1978212,205▼ 425
1977291,780▲ 152
1976251,932▲ 69
1975232,001▼ 254
1974271,747▲ 235
1973211,982▼ 261
1972261,721▼ 124
1971301,597▼ 260
1970391,337▲ 343
1969241,680▼ 202
1968281,478▲ 174
1967221,652▲ 564
1966132,216▲ 54
1965132,270▲ 1,769
196454,039▼ 1,366
1963102,673back (not recorded in 1962)
196154,066▼ 28
196054,038back (not recorded in 1956–1959)
195563,505back (not recorded in 1950–1954)
194953,690back (not recorded in 1947–1948)
194663,173▼ 430
194572,743▼ 276
194492,467▼ 393
1943132,074▲ 71
1942122,145▲ 346
194192,491▲ 180
194082,671▼ 62
193982,609▼ 996
1938181,613▼ 132
1937211,481▲ 391
1936141,872▼ 35
1935151,837▲ 1,440
193463,277▼ 1,184
1933122,093▼ 171
1932151,922▲ 729
193192,651▼ 572
1930142,079▼ 599
1929241,480▼ 355
1928391,125▼ 188
192754937▼ 154
192669783▼ 28
192576755▲ 117
192462872▲ 215
1923431,087▼ 257
192267830▼ 16
192170814▼ 29
192072785▼ 47
191975738▼ 32
191880706▲ 38
191770744▼ 114
191685630▲ 32
191577662▲ 50
191453712▼ 45
191345667▲ 14
191239681▼ 156
191132525▼ 33
191032492▼ 114
190940378▲ 11
190836389▲ 50
190728439▼ 45
190630394▲ 198
190516592▲ 94
190412686▼ 293
190325393▲ 258
190212651▼ 244
190121407▲ 127
190020534▼ 110
189919424▼ 15
189823409▲ 13
189720422▼ 34
189625388▲ 168
189514556▼ 117
189419439▼ 4
189318435▲ 45
189217480▲ 286
18917766▼ 377
189021389▲ 160
188912549▼ 180
188825369▲ 69
188715438▲ 32
188615470▼ 106
188523364▲ 11
188422375▲ 73
188316448▼ 22
188218426▲ 16
188115442▲ 40
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