Meaning of the nameWillam
- Male
- Wil-lam
Willam is a spelling close to William and Willian, forms of the Germanic name that corresponds to Guilherme; its specific origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,311 people named Willam, the 4,632nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Willam is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,311
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,632
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,535
- people
Willam in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Willam, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (705 people).
25 women 2,286 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Willam is most common
States with the highest share of people named Willam in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 393 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 216 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 171 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 160 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 154 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 148 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 125 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 97 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 95 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 93 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Willam
The origin of the spelling Willam is uncertain. It resembles William, from Germanic Willehelm, composed of willo, 'will', and helm, 'helmet, protection', according to Behind the Name, which lists Willian and Wilian as Brazilian forms. The Morfemário links the name element Wil- to names of English origin, with an element from Gothic wilja, 'will'. Willam is not among the spelling variants of Willian in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,311 people named Willam, with a median age of 27, most of them born between 1980 and 2009. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: William · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Willian · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Wil-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Willam
What does the name Willam mean?
The meaning of Willam is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Willam in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,311 people with the first name Willam, which ranks it number 4,632 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Willam a boy's or a girl's name?
Willam is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 2,286 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Willam most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Willam (216 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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