My husband loves William for a boy, it's his dad's name. It's also my grandfather's name (I was very close to him), so it's a great option to honor both sides of the family. We also like family names. Also, husband is pretty cool with all things baby, but he's kind of put his foot down (not in a bad way) that he really likes this name.

My only problem is that it is very popular (I think it's #5) for boys. I just hate the idea of there being 5 William's in class and 6 on the baseball team (I have a friend with an older sister that described this exact problem with her William).

For any of you that have picked the name William for your little boy, what does he go by (William, Will, Wills, Billy, Liam, etc)? Any other suggestions for nicknames?

I'm really trying to talk myself out of being anti-William, so I need your help!!!