Name meaning & stats
Wilson
Wilson means “will + helmet” (Germanic origin). 31,390 US babies since 1940, peak 2004.
What it means
“will + helmet”
GermanicShort form of William
In US birth records
Peak year: 2004
31,390 US babies were named Wilson between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Wilson (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Wilson is the main spelling
- Wilson 99%
- Willson 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2004)