Unisex name · since 2009
Wilde
151 babies named Wilde in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
151 babies have been named Wilde since 2009, making it today's #8728 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Wilde recorded 151 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #8728 nationally today, ahead of 37% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #14,722 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,728 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 151 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilde ranks #14,722 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,728 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 151 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wilde's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Wilde compares
151 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wilde's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wilde | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 151 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wilde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wilde's full recorded timeline at 2019, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wilde popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Wilde popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 2020 (Wilde as girls' name)
Wilde by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (100 births, 66% of the file).
2020s was Wilde's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Wilde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 100 births (66% of all-time use).
Wilde by state
Where Wilde concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 4.6% |
7 of 151 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wilde's data
- California records the most Wildes (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wilde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wilde draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.