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Wisdom

/ˈwɪzdəm/ · 48% girls, 52% boys · 221 born in 2025

Wisdom has been given to about 2,189 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈwɪzdəm/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,148
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wisdom per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 221
  • Born in 2025221
  • All time2,189
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Wisdom?

Its best year was 2025, when 221 babies were given the name, ranking 2819th. The typical living American called Wisdom is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Wisdom

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Winston0.58
  2. Willow0.53
  3. Wilson0.53
  4. Wilton0.53
  5. William0.45
  6. Wilford0.47
  7. Winford0.47
  8. Weston0.45

Middle names for Wisdom

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wisdom Anne0.81
  2. Wisdom Eve0.80
  3. Wisdom Elizabeth0.78
  4. Wisdom Catherine0.78
  5. Wisdom Grace0.77
  6. Wisdom Jane0.77

Sibling names for Wisdom

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.97
  2. Kyrenbrother · 0.96
  3. Jahmirbrother · 0.96
  4. Alarasister · 0.95
  5. Keziahsister · 0.95
  6. Maisysister · 0.94

Where Wisdom is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.03%
  2. South Carolina0.02%
  3. Tennessee0.01%
  4. Florida0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Wisdom Anderson0.77
  2. Wisdom Reyes0.72
  3. Wisdom Nguyen0.72
  4. Wisdom Lee0.72
  5. Wisdom Hill0.72
  6. Wisdom Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Wisdom

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Wisdom across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.