William

William has been in continuous use in English since the Norman Conquest, making it one of the oldest names on this list by documented history even though it was only added to this dictionary alongside contemporary names — its gematria value has stayed the same for nearly a thousand years, unlike its popularity. The name comes from Germanic elements meaning "resolute protection," the same root later carried into the short form Liam, which has in recent years become more popular in its own right than the full name it originated from. Its ordinal value of 79 reduces to Seven, a number tied to introspection that has no clear link to the name's outward, protective meaning.