Is Wisdom a boy or girl name?
Wisdom is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 53 girls and 49 boys were named Wisdom, so 52% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 50% of the 1,965 US babies named Wisdom were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,702
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,068
- Babies named Wisdom since 1988
- 1,965
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 133 babies
Boys and girls named Wisdom, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49 | #2,702 | 53 | #3,068 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2,095 | 51 | #3,218 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,033 | 58 | #2,924 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,368 | 36 | #4,083 |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,919 | 43 | #3,543 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,554 | 44 | #3,548 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,505 | 44 | #3,556 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,118 | 34 | #4,300 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,777 | 44 | #3,581 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,680 | 38 | #3,985 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,529 | 41 | #3,775 |
| 2013 | 37 | #3,057 | 33 | #4,417 |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,951 | 35 | #4,290 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,903 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,523 | 35 | #4,298 |
| 2009 | 26 | #4,026 | 36 | #4,267 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,559 | 33 | #4,641 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,484 | 38 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,598 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2005 | 23 | #4,059 | 26 | #5,108 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,997 | 32 | #4,382 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,253 | 23 | #5,408 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,511 | 24 | #5,083 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,381 | 30 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,778 | 13 | #8,016 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,753 | 21 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,298 | 25 | #4,488 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,261 | 9 | #9,784 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,486 | 12 | #7,567 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,834 | 8 | #10,486 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,696 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,605 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,155 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,884 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,404 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wisdom reached #2,033 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #2,924 in 2022. 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.
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.