Resolute protector
Willem is the Dutch form of William. It is derived from the Germanic elements 'wil', meaning desire or will, and 'helm', meaning helmet or protection.
Less common today
Willem isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,207 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Academy Award-nominated actor
Renowned Dutch-American abstract expressionist painter
The King of the Netherlands
Nobel Prize-winning physiologist who invented the EKG
