Willson is a rare variant of Wilson that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Willson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,658 for boy births in the United States (and #19,925 across all names), given to 8 babies. Willson was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 2014 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,658 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #14,168 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #8,256 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,557 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #6,272 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,749 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #8,124 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #12,173 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #6,704 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,709 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #6,292 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #8,745 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,527 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,726 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #9,649 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #10,922 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #8,987 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,881 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #10,613 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #11,415 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,898 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,799 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #8,418 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #10,305 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,516 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #6,297 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #7,257 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #10,483 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #10,283 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #7,614 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #7,237 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,803 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,913 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,732 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,931 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,640 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #4,007 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #3,960 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,012 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,774 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #4,885 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,209 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,798 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,797 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,590 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,887 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,645 |