| [ 2 syll. wi-(l)son, wil-s-on ] The boy name Wilson is pronounced WIHLSahN KEY. Wilson's origin is Old English, and its use, English. Wilson's meaning is 'son of Will'. From the element son. The first name is derived from the English surname. Willson (English spelling variant) is a form of the name. See also the related form, William (English and French). Wilson is an all-time favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1918, 0.132% of baby boys were named Wilson. It ranked at #122 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity, and in recent times it is of only occasional use. In 2007, it ranked at #541 with a usage of 0.021%. Within the group of boy names directly related to Wilson, William (English and French) was the most commonly used. It was used 40 times more than Wilson in 2007. A baby name that sounds like Wilson is Willson (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Wilson: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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