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Wolf

/ˈwʊlf/ · 100% boys · 83 born in 2025

Wolf has been given to about 1,658 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈwʊlf/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,597
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wolf per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 107
  • Born in 202583
  • All time1,658
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Wolf?

Its best year was 2021, when 107 babies were given the name, ranking 1605th. The typical living American called Wolf is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Wolf

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Not enough close matches

Middle names for Wolf

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wolf James0.74
  2. Wolf Miles0.73
  3. Wolf Thomas0.71
  4. Wolf Cole0.70
  5. Wolf Wilder0.58
  6. Wolf Paul0.55

Sibling names for Wolf

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.95
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.95
  3. Emilianasister · 0.95
  4. Teobrother · 0.94
  5. Laylanisister · 0.94
  6. Maisysister · 0.94

Where Wolf is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Wolf Evans0.73
  2. Wolf Edwards0.73
  3. Wolf Anderson0.73
  4. Wolf Allen0.73
  5. Wolf Adams0.73
  6. Wolf Turner0.69

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 Wolf

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

Wolf 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.