How Many People Are Named Wonder?
An estimated 236 people in the United States have the first name Wonder. It is predominantly female (94.4%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Wonder peaked in popularity in 2023 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wonder 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 Wonder paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
236
About 1 in 1,452,349 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.4% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2023
20 births
Total Registered
267
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wonder
Wonder is predominantly female (94.4%), though 15 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Wonder as a male name
Ranked #14,083 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2019 (5 births)
Wonder as a female name
Ranked #7,208 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (16 births)
Wonder: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wonder span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 83 babies were registered. Wonder remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wonder by Decade
How has Wonder 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.
Wonder + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wonder as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wonder
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wonder: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wonder?
We estimate approximately 236 people named Wonder 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 1,452,349 Americans share this first name.
Is Wonder a common name?
Wonder is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 267 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wonder most popular?
Wonder reached peak popularity in 2023, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wonder is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wonder a female name?
Wonder is predominantly female. 94.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wonder Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wonder Smith, Wonder Johnson, Wonder 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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