How Many People Are Named Wilde?
An estimated 153 people in the United States have the first name Wilde. It is predominantly male (92.2%). The average bearer is 6 years old, and Wilde peaked in popularity in 2020 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wilde as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wilde paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
153
About 1 in 2,240,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.2% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2020
32 births
Total Registered
154
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wilde
Wilde is predominantly male (92.2%), though 12 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Wilde as a male name
Ranked #7,204 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (26 births)
Wilde as a female name
Ranked #15,099 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (6 births)
Wilde: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wilde span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 103 babies were registered. Wilde remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wilde by Decade
How has Wilde tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wilde by State
Wilde + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wilde as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wilde
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wilde: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wilde?
We estimate approximately 153 people named Wilde are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,240,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Wilde a common name?
Wilde is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 154 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wilde most popular?
Wilde reached peak popularity in 2020, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wilde is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wilde a male name?
Wilde is predominantly male. 92.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wilde Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wilde Smith, Wilde Johnson, Wilde Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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