Is Wilson a boy or girl name?
Wilson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 431 boys were named Wilson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 48,613 US babies named Wilson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #644
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Wilson since 1880
- 48,613
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 1,381 babies
Boys and girls named Wilson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 660 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 597 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 759 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 6,835 | 24 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 5,022 | 34 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 3,696 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 4,359 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 3,383 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,661 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,309 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 2,862 | 22 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 4,144 | 46 | 1.1% |
| 2000s | 4,884 | 31 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 4,238 | 27 | 0.6% |
| 2020s | 1,994 | 11 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 431 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 404 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 387 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 370 | #710 | 6 | #15,131 |
| 2020 | 402 | #656 | 5 | #17,379 |
| 2019 | 417 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 433 | #619 | 6 | #15,578 |
| 2017 | 404 | #642 | 5 | #18,302 |
| 2016 | 439 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 433 | #621 | 5 | #18,971 |
| 2014 | 461 | #597 | 5 | #19,073 |
| 2013 | 391 | #631 | 6 | #16,423 |
| 2012 | 422 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 409 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 429 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 488 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 492 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 473 | #543 | 5 | #20,426 |
| 2006 | 507 | #512 | 5 | #19,926 |
| 2005 | 516 | #484 | 6 | #16,365 |
| 2004 | 547 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 468 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 509 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 463 | #497 | 10 | #10,076 |
| 2000 | 421 | #526 | 5 | #17,549 |
| 1999 | 405 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 400 | #522 | 6 | #14,055 |
| 1997 | 380 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 380 | #526 | 5 | #15,809 |
| 1995 | 410 | #504 | 6 | #13,346 |
| 1994 | 369 | #534 | 5 | #15,693 |
| 1993 | 434 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 513 | #431 | 8 | #10,447 |
| 1991 | 436 | #473 | 7 | #11,484 |
| 1990 | 417 | #480 | 9 | #9,228 |
| 1989 | 323 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 353 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 293 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 287 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 276 | #526 | 5 | #12,461 |
| 1984 | 269 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 249 | #529 | 5 | #12,030 |
| 1982 | 269 | #520 | 5 | #12,286 |
| 1981 | 259 | #525 | 7 | #9,090 |
| 1980 | 284 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 242 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 225 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 213 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 217 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 217 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 206 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 203 | #559 | 5 | #9,781 |
| 1972 | 228 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 270 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 288 | #475 | 5 | #9,336 |
| 1969 | 240 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 227 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 254 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 302 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 251 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 262 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 284 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 288 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 272 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 281 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 313 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 318 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 355 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 305 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 337 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 333 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 359 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 356 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 355 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 352 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 377 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 437 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 439 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 429 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 398 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 455 | #280 | 5 | #5,233 |
| 1943 | 461 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 466 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 450 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 447 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 401 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 390 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 352 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 392 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 341 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 352 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 349 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 350 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 339 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 430 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 400 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 434 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 460 | #266 | 8 | #3,866 |
| 1926 | 464 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 445 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 543 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 532 | #244 | 8 | #3,963 |
| 1922 | 560 | #236 | 6 | #5,000 |
| 1921 | 601 | #221 | 5 | #5,851 |
| 1920 | 583 | #221 | 7 | #4,392 |
| 1919 | 853 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 1,381 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 921 | #144 | 6 | #4,583 |
| 1916 | 912 | #141 | 7 | #3,912 |
| 1915 | 767 | #154 | 5 | #4,949 |
| 1914 | 605 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 659 | #122 | 6 | #3,177 |
| 1912 | 496 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 129 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 112 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 106 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 79 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 83 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 68 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 73 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 78 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 63 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 69 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 51 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 89 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 59 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 60 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 44 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 73 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 71 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 43 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 66 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 56 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 58 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 67 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 44 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 62 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 52 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 71 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 59 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 78 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 67 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 82 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 73 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 72 | #179 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wilson reached #122 in 1913. As a girl name, it reached #3,177 in 1913. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wilson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.