Willian

Where Willian comes from

The dictionaries list Willian as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #809 among boys — 6 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1890
    Peak, #566
    12 babies named Willian — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #963.
  4. 1988
    Willian born
    Brazilian association football player
  5. 2001
    Willian Pacho born
    Ecuadorian association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Willian · Brazilian association football player, born 1988
  • Willian Pacho · Ecuadorian association football player, born 2001
  • Willian Arão · Brazilian association football player, born 1992
  • Willian Popp · Brazilian association football player, born 1994
  • Willian Rocha · Brazilian association football player, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.