Viliami
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- vee-lee-AH-mee
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Viliami is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “will, desire + helmet, protection”. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Viliami mean?
Germanic: Tongan form of William
“will, desire + helmet, protection”
William comes from the Germanic elements wil 'will, desire' and helm 'helmet'.
Is Viliami a girl's or a boy's name?
Viliami is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Viliami in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Viliami, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
2025 had more boys named Viliami than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Viliami in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Viliami in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
Nicknames for Viliami
- Vili
Names like Viliami
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Malachi Levi Jakari Giovanni Eli Amari Jamari Kamari Gianni Armani Liam Ezekiel
More Germanic names
Amelia Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Viliami: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/viliami, updated 20 October 2026.