Wilson

Given to 49,017 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#672
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
405
boys 405
Peak year
1918
1,381 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
49,017
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Wilson was most popular in 1918, when 1,381 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 405 babies were named Wilson, ranking #672 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1918 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Wilson was most popular in 1918, when 1,381 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 405 babies were named Wilson, ranking #672 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.3750.751.1251.51880192019602000Peak 1918

Wilson was most popular in 1918, when 1,381 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 405 babies were named Wilson, ranking #672 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 405 672
2024 <5 — 432 644
2023 <5 — 404 672
2022 <5 — 387 689
2021 6 13464 370 709
2020 5 15088 402 655
2019 <5 — 417 644
2018 6 13793 433 618
2017 5 15902 404 638
2016 <5 — 439 612
2015 5 16419 433 620
2014 5 16513 461 596
2013 6 14582 391 630
2012 <5 — 422 599
2011 <5 — 409 601
2010 <5 — 429 584
2009 <5 — 488 540
2008 <5 — 492 538
2007 5 17636 473 541
2006 5 17168 507 511
2005 6 14502 516 483
2004 <5 — 547 465
2003 <5 — 468 514
2002 <5 — 509 469
2001 10 9351 463 496
2000 5 15031 421 526
1999 <5 — 405 524
1998 6 12426 400 521
1997 <5 — 380 526
1996 5 13518 380 524
1995 6 11783 410 504
1994 5 13430 369 533
1993 <5 — 434 484
1992 8 9491 513 431
1991 7 10271 436 473
1990 9 8501 417 480
1989 <5 — 323 539
1988 <5 — 353 490
1987 <5 — 294 521
1986 <5 — 287 524
1985 5 10677 276 525
1984 <5 — 269 520
1983 5 10275 248 529
1982 5 10517 269 519
1981 7 8128 259 524
1980 <5 — 284 501
1979 <5 — 242 550
1978 <5 — 225 557
1977 <5 — 213 574
1976 <5 — 217 546
1975 <5 — 217 547
1974 <5 — 206 559
1973 5 8423 202 559
1972 <5 — 228 524
1971 <5 — 270 488
1970 5 7995 288 474
1969 <5 — 240 500
1968 <5 — 227 501
1967 <5 — 254 473
1966 <5 — 302 438
1965 <5 — 250 488
1964 <5 — 263 487
1963 <5 — 282 469
1962 <5 — 289 469
1961 <5 — 272 483
1960 <5 — 281 474
1959 <5 — 313 453
1958 <5 — 318 438
1957 <5 — 355 412
1956 <5 — 305 435
1955 <5 — 337 395
1954 <5 — 333 393
1953 <5 — 359 360
1952 <5 — 356 359
1951 <5 — 355 364
1950 <5 — 352 359
1949 <5 — 377 345
1948 <5 — 437 318
1947 <5 — 439 325
1946 <5 — 429 311
1945 <5 — 398 300
1944 5 4574 455 279
1943 <5 — 461 285
1942 <5 — 466 280
1941 <5 — 450 266
1940 <5 — 447 265
1939 <5 — 401 274
1938 <5 — 390 280
1937 <5 — 352 289
1936 <5 — 392 274
1935 <5 — 341 295
1934 <5 — 352 289
1933 <5 — 349 281
1932 <5 — 350 293
1931 <5 — 339 303
1930 <5 — 430 272
1929 <5 — 400 277
1928 <5 — 434 273
1927 8 3561 460 266
1926 <5 — 464 262
1925 <5 — 445 272
1924 <5 — 543 247
1923 8 3641 532 244
1922 6 4445 560 236
1921 5 5099 601 221
1920 7 3957 583 221
1919 <5 — 853 155
1918 <5 — 1,381 122
1917 6 4083 921 144
1916 7 3552 912 141
1915 5 4274 767 154
1914 <5 — 605 152
1913 6 2827 659 122
1912 <5 — 496 130
1911 <5 — 129 221
1910 <5 — 112 222
1909 <5 — 106 204
1908 <5 — 79 235
1907 <5 — 83 222
1906 <5 — 68 236
1905 <5 — 73 224
1904 <5 — 78 207
1903 <5 — 63 230
1902 <5 — 69 215
1901 <5 — 51 242
1900 <5 — 89 207
1899 <5 — 59 219
1898 <5 — 60 227
1897 <5 — 44 263
1896 <5 — 73 206
1895 <5 — 71 203
1894 <5 — 43 268
1893 <5 — 66 208
1892 <5 — 56 238
1891 <5 — 58 206
1890 <5 — 67 199
1889 <5 — 44 244
1888 <5 — 62 223
1887 <5 — 52 218
1886 <5 — 71 190
1885 <5 — 59 206
1884 <5 — 78 179
1883 <5 — 67 180
1882 <5 — 82 165
1881 <5 — 73 165
1880 <5 — 72 179

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Other spellings

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Where Wilson is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years