How Many People Are Named Wylde?
An estimated 99 people in the United States have the first name Wylde. It is predominantly male (95.0%). The average bearer is 5 years old, and Wylde peaked in popularity in 2022 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wylde 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 Wylde paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wylde is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
99
About 1 in 3,462,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.0% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2022
19 births
Total Registered
100
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wylde
Wylde is predominantly male (95.0%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Wylde as a male name
Ranked #5,417 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (18 births)
Wylde as a female name
Ranked #17,615 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (5 births)
Wylde: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wylde span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 72 babies were registered. Wylde remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wylde by Decade
How has Wylde 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.
Wylde by State
Wylde + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wylde as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wylde
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wylde: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wylde?
We estimate approximately 99 people named Wylde 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 3,462,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Wylde a common name?
Wylde is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 100 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wylde most popular?
Wylde reached peak popularity in 2022, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wylde is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wylde a male name?
Wylde is predominantly male. 95.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wylde Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wylde Smith, Wylde Johnson, Wylde 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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