Boy
Wilson
Wilson means "English patronymic" and comes from English, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It is not as common as it was in the 1910s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. The registry counts around 44,477 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EnglishEnglish patronymic
Etymology"Son of William"
Births by decade
1900s
759
1910s
6,859
1920s
5,056
1930s
3,695
1940s
4,364
1950s
3,383
1960s
2,660
1970s
2,319
1980s
2,881
1990s
4,187
2000s
4,914
2010s
3,400
Peaked in the 1910s · 44,477 total U.S. births since 1900