Wolf

Boy's name · #1902 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Wolf is near its high-water mark: it reached #1605 in 2021 and still ranked #1902 in 2025. About 1,700 boys have carried it since 1912.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#477 in Belgium (2025) · #537 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,701 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,313 in Canada (2024).

Wolf Biermann — German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident
Wolf Vostell — German painter and sculptor (1932–1998)
Wolf Messing — Russian clairovoyant, telepathist, hypnotist, occultist (1899–1974)
Wolf Hoffmann — German heavy metal guitarist
Wolf Blitzer — American journalist and television news anchor (born 1948)

Among 909 notable people named Wolf:

Military figures appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Wolf Hagemann, German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1898–1983).

Similar names: Hendrick · Wolfgang · Fynn · Oden · Loki · Lipa

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