Is Wylder a boy or girl name?
Wylder is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 30 girls and 400 boys were named Wylder, so 7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.9% of the 2,309 US babies named Wylder were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #680
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,643
- Babies named Wylder since 2005
- 2,309
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 430 babies
Boys and girls named Wylder, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 400 | #680 | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2023 | 370 | #718 | 28 | #4,860 |
| 2022 | 283 | #856 | 36 | #4,101 |
| 2021 | 229 | #974 | 23 | #5,560 |
| 2020 | 156 | #1,214 | 15 | #7,545 |
| 2019 | 133 | #1,351 | 21 | #5,973 |
| 2018 | 128 | #1,384 | 17 | #7,082 |
| 2017 | 109 | #1,523 | 14 | #8,266 |
| 2016 | 73 | #1,989 | 13 | #8,849 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,639 | 9 | #11,793 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,886 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,242 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,647 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,563 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,317 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,744 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #7,063 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,614 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,418 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wylder reached #680 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #4,101 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.
Names spelled like Wylder
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.