Recorded 1899–1962 Unisex name Peak 1918 267 births

Wilsie — unisex name

267 babies named Wilsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s111910s1001920s931930s311940s201960s6
1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Wilsie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

17 babies were named Wilsie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Wilsie between 1899 and 1962, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Wilsie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 1912.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilsie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Wilsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilsie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 267 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wilsie at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

267

Since 1899

64 years of records

Peak year

1918

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1899

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1962

Wilsie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1899

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1918)
17
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
05101520 196219391930192519211917191319011899 6

Wilsie popularity over time — boys

27 total births recorded since 1912 (Wilsie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
4.555.566.5 19331931191819161912 6

Wilsie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
100 births that decade — 37% of Wilsie's all-time total
1890s61900s111910s1001920s931930s311940s201960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilsie?
267 babies have been named Wilsie since 1899. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1918 with 17 births.
When was Wilsie most popular?
Wilsie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Is Wilsie a unisex name?
Yes, Wilsie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 267 births, and as a boy's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Wilsie been used?
Wilsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 64 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Wilsie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1899–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.