How Many People Are Named Wolf?
An estimated 1,530 people in the United States have the first name Wolf. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Wolf peaked in popularity in 2021 with 107 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wolf 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 Wolf paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wolf is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,530
About 1 in 224,022 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2021
107 births
Total Registered
1,574
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wolf
Wolf is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,574 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wolf as a male name
Ranked #1,812 in 2024
90 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (107 births)
Wolf: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wolf span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 555 babies were registered. Wolf remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wolf by Decade
How has Wolf 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.
Wolf by State
Birth registrations for Wolf span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Colorado, New Jersey. On average, about 94 Wolfs were registered per state.
Wolf + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wolf as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wolf
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wolf: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wolf?
We estimate approximately 1,530 people named Wolf 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 224,022 Americans share this first name.
Is Wolf a common name?
Wolf is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,574 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wolf most popular?
Wolf reached peak popularity in 2021, when 107 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wolf is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wolf a male name?
Wolf is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wolf Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wolf Smith, Wolf Johnson, Wolf 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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