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Wilson

Wilson ranks #152 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 14 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #159 among boy dog names.
Wilson's popularity trend

Wilson's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
14
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#152
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+376
2014 → 2019
Gender split
97% male
3% female97% male

Gender split comes from 39 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Wilson mean?
/ˈwɪlsən/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Wilson literally means "son of Will," from the medieval habit of adding "-son" to a father's name. Will is short for William, an Old Germanic name combining wiljo, "will" or "desire," and helm, "helmet" or "protection."

Sturdy and friendly, it suits a companion with a steady, dependable temperament. It has a classic, all-American ease to it.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Wilson shows up

Cats named Wilson per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.05%
SeattleWA, US0.03%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Wilson

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