Wilson Boy
How popular is Wilson?
#672 boy name in 2025
405 baby boys were named Wilson in the US in 2025, making it the 672nd most popular boy name.
Wilson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #672 for boys (▼ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 405 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-6% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #620 in 2015, #655 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (1,381 boys) |
| Highest rank | #122 in 1913 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wilson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wilson family of names ranked #629 for boys in 2025 (#607 the year before), with 413 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson | 405 | 98% |
| Willson | 8 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Wilson is most popular
Babies named Wilson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.6 per 1,000 (68 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.5 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.5 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.5 per 1,000 (82 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.4 per 1,000 (24 boys)
Wilson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 660 | #165 |
| 1890s | 597 | #199 |
| 1900s | 759 | #204 |
| 1910s | 6,835 | #122 |
| 1920s | 5,022 | #221 |
| 1930s | 3,696 | #272 |
| 1940s | 4,359 | #265 |
| 1950s | 3,383 | #358 |
| 1960s | 2,660 | #438 |
| 1970s | 2,308 | #474 |
| 1980s | 2,862 | #490 |
| 1990s | 4,144 | #431 |
| 2000s | 4,884 | #465 |
| 2010s | 4,238 | #584 |
| 2020s | 2,400 | #644 |
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Questions
- Is Wilson a boy or girl name?
- Wilson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Wilson were boys.
- How popular is the name Wilson?
- 405 baby boys were named Wilson in the US in 2025, making it the 672nd most popular boy name.
- When was Wilson most popular?
- Wilson peaked in 1918, when 1,381 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #122, held for 2 years starting in 1913.
- How many people are named Wilson?
- 49,017 babies have been named Wilson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 27,657 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Wilson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wilson was most common in Alabama, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.