Wilder Boy
How popular is Wilder?
#429 boy name in 2025
743 baby boys were named Wilder in the US in 2025, making it the 429th most popular boy name. Another 43 girls got the name (#3,516 for girls).
Wilder popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #429 for boys (▼ 39 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 743 boys, 43 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+246% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #958 in 2015, #426 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (890 boys) |
| Highest rank | #366 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 92% boys, 8% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wilder counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wilder family of names ranked #294 for boys in 2025 (#278 the year before), with 1,150 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wilder | 743 | 65% |
| Wylder | 407 | 35% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Wilder is most popular
Babies named Wilder per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 5.3 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Maine: 2.3 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Montana: 2.2 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- New Hampshire: 1.7 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- South Dakota: 1.7 per 1,000 (31 boys)
Wilder by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 47 | #2,270 |
| 1920s | 72 | #2,501 |
| 1930s | 26 | #2,197 |
| 1940s | 15 | #2,689 |
| 1950s | 16 | #3,363 |
| 1960s | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1970s | 5 | #4,984 |
| 1980s | 51 | #4,011 |
| 1990s | 155 | #3,240 |
| 2000s | 366 | #2,236 |
| 2010s | 2,652 | #485 |
| 2020s | 4,786 | #366 |
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Questions
- Is Wilder a boy or girl name?
- Wilder is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Wilder were boys.
- How popular is the name Wilder?
- 743 baby boys were named Wilder in the US in 2025, making it the 429th most popular boy name. Another 43 girls got the name (#3,516 for girls).
- When was Wilder most popular?
- Wilder peaked in 2021, when 890 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #366 in 2021.
- How many people are named Wilder?
- 8,835 babies have been named Wilder in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,617 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Wilder most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wilder was most common in Vermont, at 5.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.