Wilson is an established boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has grown less common since.
Wilson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #673 for boy births in the United States (and #1,365 across all names), given to 405 babies. Wilson first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (1,381 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 405 | 405 | — | #673 |
| 2024 | 432 | 432 | — | #645 |
| 2023 | 404 | 404 | — | #675 |
| 2022 | 387 | 387 | — | #689 |
| 2021 | 376 | 376 | #15,139 | #710 |
| 2020 | 407 | 407 | #17,388 | #656 |
| 2019 | 417 | 417 | — | #645 |
| 2018 | 439 | 439 | #15,582 | #619 |
| 2017 | 409 | 414 | #18,308 | #642 |
| 2016 | 439 | 439 | — | #615 |
| 2015 | 438 | 438 | #18,973 | #621 |
| 2014 | 466 | 466 | #19,074 | #597 |
| 2013 | 397 | 405 | #16,426 | #631 |
| 2012 | 422 | 431 | — | #600 |
| 2011 | 409 | 415 | — | #603 |
| 2010 | 429 | 436 | — | #585 |
| 2009 | 488 | 501 | — | #541 |
| 2008 | 492 | 492 | — | #539 |
| 2007 | 478 | 486 | #20,428 | #543 |
| 2006 | 512 | 527 | #19,928 | #512 |
| 2005 | 522 | 541 | #16,367 | #484 |
| 2004 | 547 | 568 | — | #465 |
| 2003 | 468 | 483 | — | #515 |
| 2002 | 509 | 532 | — | #469 |
| 2001 | 473 | 498 | #10,076 | #497 |
| 2000 | 426 | 443 | #17,550 | #526 |
| 1999 | 405 | 443 | — | #524 |
| 1998 | 406 | 428 | #14,056 | #522 |
| 1997 | 380 | — | — | #527 |
| 1996 | 385 | — | #15,809 | #526 |
| 1995 | 416 | — | #13,346 | #504 |
| 1994 | 374 | — | #15,693 | #534 |
| 1993 | 434 | — | — | #485 |
| 1992 | 521 | — | #10,448 | #431 |
| 1991 | 443 | — | #11,484 | #473 |
| 1990 | 426 | — | #9,229 | #480 |
| 1989 | 323 | — | — | #540 |
| 1988 | 353 | — | — | #491 |
| 1987 | 294 | — | — | #525 |
| 1986 | 287 | — | — | #524 |
| 1985 | 281 | — | #12,460 | #526 |
| 1984 | 269 | — | — | #523 |
| 1983 | 253 | — | #12,031 | #529 |
| 1982 | 274 | — | #12,286 | #519 |
| 1981 | 266 | — | #9,091 | #525 |
| 1980 | 284 | — | — | #502 |
| 1979 | 242 | — | — | #551 |
| 1978 | 225 | — | — | #558 |
| 1977 | 213 | — | — | #575 |
| 1976 | 217 | — | — | #548 |
| 1975 | 217 | — | — | #548 |
| 1974 | 206 | — | — | #560 |
| 1973 | 207 | — | #9,782 | #559 |
| 1972 | 228 | — | — | #525 |
| 1971 | 270 | — | — | #489 |
| 1970 | 293 | — | #9,336 | #475 |
| 1969 | 240 | — | — | #501 |
| 1968 | 227 | — | — | #501 |
| 1967 | 254 | — | — | #474 |
| 1966 | 302 | — | — | #440 |
| 1965 | 250 | — | — | #489 |
| 1964 | 263 | — | — | #487 |
| 1963 | 282 | — | — | #473 |
| 1962 | 289 | — | — | #469 |
| 1961 | 272 | — | — | #484 |
| 1960 | 281 | — | — | #475 |
| 1959 | 313 | — | — | #453 |
| 1958 | 318 | — | — | #438 |
| 1957 | 355 | — | — | #413 |
| 1956 | 305 | — | — | #435 |
| 1955 | 337 | — | — | #396 |
| 1954 | 333 | — | — | #393 |
| 1953 | 359 | — | — | #362 |
| 1952 | 356 | — | — | #359 |
| 1951 | 355 | — | — | #365 |
| 1950 | 352 | — | — | #359 |
| 1949 | 377 | — | — | #346 |
| 1948 | 437 | — | — | #318 |
| 1947 | 439 | — | — | #326 |
| 1946 | 429 | — | — | #313 |
| 1945 | 398 | — | — | #300 |
| 1944 | 460 | — | #5,233 | #280 |
| 1943 | 461 | — | — | #285 |
| 1942 | 466 | — | — | #280 |
| 1941 | 450 | — | — | #267 |
| 1940 | 447 | — | — | #265 |
| 1939 | 401 | — | — | #274 |
| 1938 | 390 | — | — | #280 |
| 1937 | 352 | — | — | #289 |
| 1936 | 392 | — | — | #274 |
| 1935 | 341 | — | — | #296 |
| 1934 | 352 | — | — | #289 |
| 1933 | 349 | — | — | #282 |
| 1932 | 350 | — | — | #294 |
| 1931 | 339 | — | — | #303 |
| 1930 | 430 | — | — | #273 |
| 1929 | 400 | — | — | #277 |
| 1928 | 434 | — | — | #273 |
| 1927 | 468 | — | #3,866 | #266 |
| 1926 | 464 | — | — | #263 |
| 1925 | 445 | — | — | #272 |
| 1924 | 543 | — | — | #247 |
| 1923 | 540 | — | #3,963 | #244 |
| 1922 | 566 | — | #5,000 | #236 |
| 1921 | 606 | — | #5,851 | #221 |
| 1920 | 590 | — | #4,392 | #221 |
| 1919 | 853 | — | — | #155 |
| 1918 | 1,381 | — | — | #122 |
| 1917 | 927 | — | #4,583 | #144 |
| 1916 | 919 | — | #3,912 | #141 |
| 1915 | 772 | — | #4,949 | #154 |
| 1914 | 605 | — | — | #153 |
| 1913 | 665 | — | #3,177 | #122 |
| 1912 | 496 | — | — | #131 |
| 1911 | 129 | — | — | #222 |
| 1910 | 112 | — | — | #223 |
| 1909 | 106 | — | — | #204 |
| 1908 | 79 | — | — | #237 |
| 1907 | 83 | — | — | #223 |
| 1906 | 68 | — | — | #236 |
| 1905 | 73 | — | — | #227 |
| 1904 | 78 | — | — | #208 |
| 1903 | 63 | — | — | #231 |
| 1902 | 69 | — | — | #216 |
| 1901 | 51 | — | — | #243 |
| 1900 | 89 | — | — | #208 |
| 1899 | 59 | — | — | #223 |
| 1898 | 60 | — | — | #229 |
| 1897 | 44 | — | — | #271 |
| 1896 | 73 | — | — | #208 |
| 1895 | 71 | — | — | #205 |
| 1894 | 43 | — | — | #270 |
| 1893 | 66 | — | — | #211 |
| 1892 | 56 | — | — | #238 |
| 1891 | 58 | — | — | #208 |
| 1890 | 67 | — | — | #200 |
| 1889 | 44 | — | — | #249 |
| 1888 | 62 | — | — | #225 |
| 1887 | 52 | — | — | #220 |
| 1886 | 71 | — | — | #191 |
| 1885 | 59 | — | — | #208 |
| 1884 | 78 | — | — | #180 |
| 1883 | 67 | — | — | #181 |
| 1882 | 82 | — | — | #165 |
| 1881 | 73 | — | — | #167 |
| 1880 | 72 | — | — | #179 |