Wilson
Last seen for girls in 2021 at #13,464 · #672 for boys in 2025, 405 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1918 · 1,381 births
- Debut · boys
- 72 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 48,807since 1880
Wilson over time
Rank among boys' names. Wilson has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #672 | 405 | |
| 2024 | — | #644 | 432 | |
| 2023 | — | #672 | 404 | |
| 2022 | — | #689 | 387 | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #709 | 370 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #655 | 402 |
| 2019 | — | #644 | 417 | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #618 | 433 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #638 | 404 |
| 2016 | — | #612 | 439 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #620 | 433 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #596 | 461 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #630 | 391 |
| 2012 | — | #599 | 422 | |
| 2011 | — | #601 | 409 | |
| 2010 | — | #584 | 429 | |
| 2009 | — | #540 | 488 | |
| 2008 | — | #538 | 492 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #541 | 473 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #511 | 507 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #483 | 516 |
| 2004 | — | #465 | 547 | |
| 2003 | — | #514 | 468 | |
| 2002 | — | #469 | 509 | |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #496 | 463 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #526 | 421 |
| 1999 | — | #524 | 405 | |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #521 | 400 |
| 1997 | — | #526 | 380 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #524 | 380 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #504 | 410 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #533 | 369 |
| 1993 | — | #484 | 434 | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #431 | 513 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #473 | 436 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #480 | 417 |
| 1989 | — | #539 | 323 | |
| 1988 | — | #490 | 353 | |
| 1987 | — | #521 | 294 | |
| 1986 | — | #524 | 287 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #525 | 276 |
| 1984 | — | #520 | 269 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #529 | 248 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #519 | 269 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #524 | 259 |
| 1980 | — | #501 | 284 | |
| 1979 | — | #550 | 242 | |
| 1978 | — | #557 | 225 | |
| 1977 | — | #574 | 213 | |
| 1976 | — | #546 | 217 | |
| 1975 | — | #547 | 217 | |
| 1974 | — | #559 | 206 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #559 | 202 |
| 1972 | — | #524 | 228 | |
| 1971 | — | #488 | 270 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #474 | 288 |
| 1969 | — | #500 | 240 | |
| 1968 | — | #501 | 227 | |
| 1967 | — | #473 | 254 | |
| 1966 | — | #438 | 302 | |
| 1965 | — | #488 | 250 | |
| 1964 | — | #487 | 263 | |
| 1963 | — | #469 | 282 | |
| 1962 | — | #469 | 289 | |
| 1961 | — | #483 | 272 | |
| 1960 | — | #474 | 281 | |
| 1959 | — | #453 | 313 | |
| 1958 | — | #438 | 318 | |
| 1957 | — | #412 | 355 | |
| 1956 | — | #435 | 305 | |
| 1955 | — | #395 | 337 | |
| 1954 | — | #393 | 333 | |
| 1953 | — | #360 | 359 | |
| 1952 | — | #359 | 356 | |
| 1951 | — | #364 | 355 | |
| 1950 | — | #359 | 352 | |
| 1949 | — | #345 | 377 | |
| 1948 | — | #318 | 437 | |
| 1947 | — | #325 | 439 | |
| 1946 | — | #311 | 429 | |
| 1945 | — | #300 | 398 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #279 | 455 |
| 1943 | — | #285 | 461 | |
| 1942 | — | #280 | 466 | |
| 1941 | — | #266 | 450 | |
| 1940 | — | #265 | 447 | |
| 1939 | — | #274 | 401 | |
| 1938 | — | #280 | 390 | |
| 1937 | — | #289 | 352 | |
| 1936 | — | #274 | 392 | |
| 1935 | — | #295 | 341 | |
| 1934 | — | #289 | 352 | |
| 1933 | — | #281 | 349 | |
| 1932 | — | #293 | 350 | |
| 1931 | — | #303 | 339 | |
| 1930 | — | #272 | 430 | |
| 1929 | — | #277 | 400 | |
| 1928 | — | #273 | 434 | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #266 | 460 |
| 1926 | — | #262 | 464 | |
| 1925 | — | #272 | 445 | |
| 1924 | — | #247 | 543 | |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #244 | 532 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #236 | 560 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #221 | 601 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #221 | 583 |
| 1919 | — | #155 | 853 | |
| 1918 | — | #122 | 1,381 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #144 | 921 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #141 | 912 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #154 | 767 |
| 1914 | — | #152 | 605 | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #122 | 659 |
| 1912 | — | #130 | 496 | |
| 1911 | — | #221 | 129 | |
| 1910 | — | #222 | 112 | |
| 1909 | — | #204 | 106 | |
| 1908 | — | #235 | 79 | |
| 1907 | — | #222 | 83 | |
| 1906 | — | #236 | 68 | |
| 1905 | — | #224 | 73 | |
| 1904 | — | #207 | 78 | |
| 1903 | — | #230 | 63 | |
| 1902 | — | #215 | 69 | |
| 1901 | — | #242 | 51 | |
| 1900 | — | #207 | 89 | |
| 1899 | — | #219 | 59 | |
| 1898 | — | #227 | 60 | |
| 1897 | — | #263 | 44 | |
| 1896 | — | #206 | 73 | |
| 1895 | — | #203 | 71 | |
| 1894 | — | #268 | 43 | |
| 1893 | — | #208 | 66 | |
| 1892 | — | #238 | 56 | |
| 1891 | — | #206 | 58 | |
| 1890 | — | #199 | 67 | |
| 1889 | — | #244 | 44 | |
| 1888 | — | #223 | 62 | |
| 1887 | — | #218 | 52 | |
| 1886 | — | #190 | 71 | |
| 1885 | — | #206 | 59 | |
| 1884 | — | #179 | 78 | |
| 1883 | — | #180 | 67 | |
| 1882 | — | #165 | 82 | |
| 1881 | — | #165 | 73 | |
| 1880 | — | #179 | 72 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wilson was already there! It came in at #179, and was given to 72 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1894, when fewer than 44 boys a year got the name.
Where Wilson is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Connecticut#252 · 1 in 2,493
- South Carolina#278 · 1 in 2,136
- New York#288 · 1 in 2,470
- Alabama#302 · 1 in 2,556
- New Jersey#318 · 1 in 3,325
Best ever in a state: #21 in Louisiana, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #252 | 8 | 1 in 2,493 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 10 | 1 in 2,136 |
| New York | #288 | 49 | 1 in 2,470 |
| Alabama | #302 | 10 | 1 in 2,556 |
| New Jersey | #318 | 14 | 1 in 3,325 |
| Tennessee | #322 | 9 | 1 in 3,582 |
| Massachusetts | #373 | 6 | 1 in 6,533 |
| California | #415 | 52 | 1 in 4,296 |
| North Carolina | #439 | 8 | 1 in 5,066 |
| Florida | #456 | 15 | 1 in 4,976 |
| Virginia | #518 | 5 | 1 in 7,561 |
| Louisiana | #521 | 7 | 1 in 5,121 |
| Texas | #597 | 20 | 1 in 7,359 |
| Pennsylvania | #669 | 5 | 1 in 15,413 |
| Illinois | #875 | 5 | 1 in 16,453 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Wilson
- 28 spots since 2024 (#644 → #672)
- 17 spots since 2020 (#655 → #672)
- 52 spots since 2015 (#620 → #672)
- Biggest jump: 91 spots in 1912 (#221 → #130)
- Biggest drop: 66 spots in 1920 (#155 → #221)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1918 at #122 (1,381 births)
- Births halved by 1920, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 734 boys born in 1918 were named Wilson (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,217 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 14.0% of all boys named Wilson (6,835) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 660 | #165 (1882) | #195 |
| 1890s | 597 | #199 (1890) | #224 |
| 1900s | 759 | #204 (1909) | #222 |
| 1910s | 6,835 | #122 (1918) | #156 |
| 1920s | 5,022 | #221 (1921) | #252 |
| 1930s | 3,696 | #272 (1930) | #285 |
| 1940s | 4,359 | #265 (1940) | #297 |
| 1950s | 3,383 | #359 (1952) | #397 |
| 1960s | 2,660 | #438 (1966) | #478 |
| 1970s | 2,308 | #474 (1970) | #538 |
| 1980s | 2,862 | #490 (1988) | #519 |
| 1990s | 4,144 | #431 (1992) | #500 |
| 2000s | 4,884 | #465 (2004) | #508 |
| 2010s | 4,238 | #584 (2010) | #614 |
| 2020s | 2,400 | #644 (2024) | #674 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wilson in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 344,166 of them was named Wilson, which outranked 14.6% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,828 names at #10,677; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 6,696 of them was named Wilson, which outranked 93.1% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).