How Many People Are Named Willson?
An estimated 298 people in the United States have the first name Willson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Willson peaked in popularity in 2014 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Willson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
298
About 1 in 1,150,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2014
14 births
Total Registered
360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willson
Willson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 360 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Willson as a male name
Ranked #14,120 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (14 births)
Willson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willson span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 100 babies were registered. While Willson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Willson by Decade
How has Willson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Willson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Willson
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Willson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willson?
We estimate approximately 298 people named Willson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,150,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Willson a common name?
Willson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willson most popular?
Willson reached peak popularity in 2014, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willson is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willson a male name?
Willson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willson Smith, Willson Johnson, Willson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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