Wilsie
Wilsie is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Wilsie is located along County Route 9, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) west of Gassaway. Wilsie had a post office, which closed on July 23, 2005.
Meaning & Origin of Wilsie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wilsie is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Wilsie is located along County Route 9, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) west of Gassaway. Wilsie had a post office, which closed on July 23, 2005.
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The Story of Wilsie
As a girl name
Wilsie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1899, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 17 Wilsies were born — ranking #2,102 that year. As of 2026, Wilsie ranks #5,860 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 267 Wilsies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Wilsie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1912, when 6 Wilsies were born — ranking #2,269 that year. As of 2026, Wilsie ranks #3,268 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Wilsies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Wilsie
Wilsie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 267 births in the dataset. Wilsie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,102. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilsie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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