Boys' name · since 1914
Willson
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 368 babies named Willson, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 368
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
368 babies have been named Willson since 1914, making it today's #8978 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willson has been recorded 368 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #8978 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #9,501 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,978 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 368 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willson ranks #9,501 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,978 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 368 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 368
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Willson's 368 recorded births place it above 79.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Willson compares
368 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Willson's all-time total is -0% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Willson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 368 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Willson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Willson's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Willson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Willson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Willson's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Willson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 29
1910s
29 births
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Willson's data
- Willson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Willson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Willson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.