Wilson
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Wilson
Wilson is a substantive presidential choice far less prevalent than Taylor or Tyler, and with the advantage of being a new route to friendly nickname Will. We see Wilson growing in popularity as an alternative to William; and as a patronymic, it would make a conceivable (if possibly confusing) choice for a son of William.
Being the tenth most common surname in the U.S., Wilson has countless possible last-named namesakes in every field, from politics to show biz. Those with Wilson as a first name are harder to find, beyond soul singer-songwriter Wilson Pickett and Wilson Rawls, author of the beloved book Where the Red Fern Grows. Wilson is also the name of Tom Hank's friend, the volleyball, in the movie Castaway.
Wilson is also given to girls.
Pronounced WIL-sun.
As of October 2026, Wilson ranked #673 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #122 in 1913, Nameberry popularity #447.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #597 | 461 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #621 | 433 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #614 | 439 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #642 | 404 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #619 | 433 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #644 | 417 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #656 | 402 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #710 | 370 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #689 | 387 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #673 | 404 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #644 | 431 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #673 | 405 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Wilson for boys
Similar names
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Wilson on lists
Famous Wilsons
- Wilson ChandlerBoy
American basketball player
- (Stephen) Wilson BethelBoy
American actor
- Wilson PickettBoy
American soul and R&B singer
- Wilson ShannonBoy
American politician; 14th and 16th Governor of Ohio
- Wilson YipBoy
Hong Kong actor, director and screenwriter
- (Woodrow) Wilson RawlsBoy
American novelist
- Ronald Wilson ReaganBoy
40th President of the United States
- Mason Wilson GambleBoy
American actor
- Woodrow WilsonBoy
28th President of the United States
- Owen and Luke WilsonBoy
American actors
- BrianBoy
Dennis and Carl Wilson, founding members of the Beach Boys
Wilson in pop culture
- WilsonBoy
volleyball in movie "Cast Away"
- Wilson WestBoy
character on TV's "7th Heaven"
- Wilson Percival HiggsburyBoy
character from video game "Don't Starve"
- Wilson KlausBoy
character on TV's "Into the Dark"
- Dr. James WilsonBoy
character on TV's "House" known mostly as Wilson
- "WilsonBoy
" song by Phish
- "Jackie and WilsonBoy
" song by Hozier
- Wilson FyeBoy
Character from the webcomic "Sparklecare Hospital"