Wilson
President Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856 in Virginia. Wilson served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921, leading the nation into World War I.
Wilson also changed the country’s economic policies, was the leading architect of the League of Nations, and his progressive stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonianism.
The surname Wilson is of English origin, meaning “son of Will" — perfect to honor a beloved William. Wilson has ranked in the Top 1000 every year since 1880, peaking in 1913 and 1918 at #122.
Wilson has been on a slow decline over the last century, now at #689. It has a quaint and charming “Old Man” vibe, and is familiar but vastly underused today.