Meaning and history
Dutch form of William. Willem the Silent, Prince of Orange, led the Dutch revolt against Spain that resulted in the Netherlands’ independence and is regarded as the founder of the Dutch royal family; in English, he is commonly known as William of Orange.
20062006: 103 births, rank #1,479
2007: 105 births, rank #1,509
2008: 98 births, rank #1,603
2009: 71 births, rank #1,975
2010: 83 births, rank #1,778
20112011: 74 births, rank #1,886
2012: 82 births, rank #1,799
2013: 86 births, rank #1,709
2014: 87 births, rank #1,730
2015: 67 births, rank #2,086
20162016: 70 births, rank #2,028
2017: 56 births, rank #2,319
2018: 62 births, rank #2,210
2019: 76 births, rank #1,938
2020: 60 births, rank #2,264
20212021: 75 births, rank #1,982
2022: 54 births, rank #2,517
2023: 51 births, rank #2,575
2024: 50 births, rank #2,637
20252025: 51 births, rank #2,572
In 2025, 51 babies were recorded with the name Willem, ranking #2,572 among boys.