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Wilder name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Wilder ranks #431 in male records (743 reported) and #3,572 in female records (43 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,572 · 43 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 6 female records (49 to 43); rank moved from #3,275 to #3,572.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 45 female records (88 to 43); rank moved from #2,152 to #3,572.
2025 male rank and count
#431 · 743 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 93 male records (836 to 743); rank moved from #390 to #431.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 147 male records (890 to 743); rank moved from #367 to #431.
Peak year in available data
2021: 890 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Wilder becoming more popular?

Wilder's reported male count decreased by 93 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #390 to #431. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Wilder in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for WilderFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8900201620252016: 38 female records2017: 33 female records2018: 53 female records2019: 47 female records2020: 72 female records2021: 88 female records2022: 89 female records2023: 51 female records2024: 49 female records2025: 43 female records2016: 338 male records2017: 477 male records2018: 540 male records2019: 601 male records2020: 695 male records2021: 890 male records2022: 867 male records2023: 755 male records2024: 836 male records2025: 743 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025433,572743431
2024493,275836390
2023513,221755422
2022892,155867374
2021882,152890367
2020722,438695427
2019473,385601485
2018533,104540527
2017334,378477573
2016383,991338726

Questions about Wilder’s popularity

How common is Wilder in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Wilder ranks #431 in male records (743 reported) and #3,572 in female records (43 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Wilder?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Wilder only.

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