How Many People Are Named Wise?
An estimated 103 people in the United States have the first name Wise. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Wise peaked in popularity in 2020 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wise 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 Wise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
103
About 1 in 3,327,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2020
16 births
Total Registered
131
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wise
Wise is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 131 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wise as a male name
Ranked #7,687 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (16 births)
Wise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wise span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 54 babies were registered. Wise remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wise by Decade
How has Wise 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.
Wise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wise
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wise?
We estimate approximately 103 people named Wise 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 3,327,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Wise a common name?
Wise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 131 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wise most popular?
Wise reached peak popularity in 2020, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wise is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wise a male name?
Wise is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wise Smith, Wise Johnson, Wise 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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