How Many People Are Named Wolfe?
An estimated 481 people in the United States have the first name Wolfe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Wolfe peaked in popularity in 2022 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wolfe 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 Wolfe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
481
About 1 in 712,587 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
53 births
Total Registered
485
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wolfe
Wolfe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 485 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wolfe as a male name
Ranked #2,777 in 2024
47 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (53 births)
Wolfe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wolfe span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 232 babies were registered. Wolfe remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wolfe by Decade
How has Wolfe 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.
Wolfe by State
Birth registrations for Wolfe span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, New York. The lowest are in New York, Florida, California. On average, about 31 Wolfes were registered per state.
Wolfe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wolfe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wolfe
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wolfe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wolfe?
We estimate approximately 481 people named Wolfe 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 712,587 Americans share this first name.
Is Wolfe a common name?
Wolfe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 485 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wolfe most popular?
Wolfe reached peak popularity in 2022, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wolfe is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wolfe a male name?
Wolfe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wolfe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wolfe Smith, Wolfe Johnson, Wolfe 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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