What does the name “Wilson” mean? A name is much more than just a name!

W is for wonder, the child in us all.

I is for impressive, your list of qualities.

L is for lucky, who is more?

S is for serious, not always joking.

O is for openness, it's refreshing!

N is for nice, need I say more?

The name “Wilson” is of English origin and it means “Son of William”. It’s a name commonly given to boys.

According to the 2001 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the name “Wilson” is not a popular baby boy’s name in Illinois. Imagine that, only 11 babies in Illinois have the same name as you in 2001. Across the entire United States a total of only 472 babies also bear the same first name during the same year. From 1880 to 2014, the highest recorded use of the name “Wilson” was in 1918 with a total of 1,381 babies. (That’s a lot of baby Wilsons)

Since 1880 up to 2014, your name was recorded 44,448 times in the American baby names history. Do you want to know how popular is the name Wilson?’


Your name in reverse order is “Nosliw”. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give ‘Swoiln’. (How do you pronounce that?)



Name poster for Wilson


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