How Many People Are Named Wilson?
people named Wilson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 12,522 people in the US has this name
Based on 49,017 babies named Wilson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,381 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname meaning "son of WILLIAM". The surname was borne by Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), the American president during World War I.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Wilson, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wilson alive today is about 36 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 56 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wilson first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 1,381 babies. In 2025, 405 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wilson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #122, in 1913 and 1918. In 2025 it ranked #673.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #673 |
| Best rank | #122 (1913 and 1918) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #145 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wilson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wilson were born in New York than in any other state: about 3,426 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wilson was given 3.4 times as often in Louisiana, 2.8 times in South Carolina and 2.3 times in Alabama.
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