Names / Boy names
Wolf
Current rank
#1,902
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,605
in 2021
First recorded
1912
in U.S. data
Children named
1,600
since 1912
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,605 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Wolf makes its debut in American naming records in 1912, where it reads as a boys' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Over 1,600 have carried it since records began.