Is Wilder a boy or girl name?
Wilder is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 49 girls and 830 boys were named Wilder, so 5.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7.4% of the 8,042 US babies named Wilder were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #392
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,259
- Babies named Wilder since 1914
- 8,042
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 978 babies
Boys and girls named Wilder, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 47 | 5 | 9.6% |
| 1920s | 72 | 16 | 18.2% |
| 1930s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 366 | 12 | 3.2% |
| 2010s | 2,652 | 213 | 7.4% |
| 2020s | 4,036 | 349 | 8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 830 | #392 | 49 | #3,259 |
| 2023 | 755 | #422 | 51 | #3,217 |
| 2022 | 866 | #374 | 89 | #2,155 |
| 2021 | 890 | #366 | 88 | #2,150 |
| 2020 | 695 | #426 | 72 | #2,436 |
| 2019 | 601 | #485 | 47 | #3,384 |
| 2018 | 540 | #527 | 53 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 477 | #573 | 33 | #4,377 |
| 2016 | 338 | #726 | 38 | #3,988 |
| 2015 | 215 | #964 | 22 | #6,019 |
| 2014 | 134 | #1,317 | 10 | #10,914 |
| 2013 | 127 | #1,344 | 5 | #19,137 |
| 2012 | 93 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,097 | 5 | #19,685 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,103 | 5 | #20,066 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,262 | 7 | #15,325 |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,336 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,487 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,524 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,550 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,225 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,200 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,371 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,702 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,948 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,179 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,784 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,437 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,364 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,315 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,500 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,162 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,263 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #6,073 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,131 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,289 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,211 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,370 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,271 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,734 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,398 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,248 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,701 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,182 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,206 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,329 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,751 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,525 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,352 | 5 | #5,417 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,198 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,729 | 5 | #5,747 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,859 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,817 | 6 | #4,952 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,521 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,625 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,271 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,792 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,872 | 5 | #5,567 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,881 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,821 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wilder reached #366 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #2,150 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wilder
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.