Wolfgang Boy
How popular is Wolfgang?
#1,514 boy name in 2025
115 baby boys were named Wolfgang in the US in 2025, making it the 1514th most popular boy name.
3,098living people named Wolfgang (est.)
13median age of people named Wolfgang
3,220babies named Wolfgang since 1880
1 in 28,829US babies born in 2025
Wolfgang popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,514 for boys (▲ 16 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 115 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,475 in 2015, #1,347 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (148 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,277 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1929 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Wolfgang is most popular
Babies named Wolfgang per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (107 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Wolfgang by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1930s | 19 | #3,091 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,689 |
| 1950s | 102 | #2,032 |
| 1960s | 120 | #2,041 |
| 1970s | 104 | #1,698 |
| 1980s | 98 | #2,956 |
| 1990s | 468 | #1,449 |
| 2000s | 508 | #1,931 |
| 2010s | 1,002 | #1,277 |
| 2020s | 786 | #1,280 |
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Questions
- Is Wolfgang a boy or girl name?
- Wolfgang is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wolfgang were boys.
- How popular is the name Wolfgang?
- 115 baby boys were named Wolfgang in the US in 2025, making it the 1514th most popular boy name.
- When was Wolfgang most popular?
- Wolfgang peaked in 2021, when 148 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,277 in 2019.
- How many people are named Wolfgang?
- 3,220 babies have been named Wolfgang in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,098 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Wolfgang most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wolfgang was most common in California, at 0.1 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.