Unisex name · since 1914
Wilder
8,197 babies named Wilder in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,358 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #431 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,197
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
8,197 babies have been named Wilder since 1914, making it today's #431 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilder has been recorded 8,197 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #431 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,358 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #431 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,197 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilder ranks #1,358 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #431 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,197 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,358 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #431 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,197
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wilder's 8,197 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Wilder compares
8,197 Top 10% higher than 90% of 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
Wilder's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wilder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,197 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 890 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wilder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wilder's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 890, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wilder popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 890
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Wilder popularity over time - girls
638 total births recorded since 1918 (Wilder as girls' name)
Wilder by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (4,786 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Wilder's strongest decade.
4,786 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Wilder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 47
1910s
47 births
- 1920s 72
1920s
72 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 155
1990s
155 births
- 2000s 366
2000s
366 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,652 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,786 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 4,786 births (58% of all-time use).
How Wilder compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wilder's total volume
Wilder by state
Where Wilder concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 685 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 484 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 382 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 348 | 4.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 280 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 273 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 242 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 238 | 2.9% |
685 of 8,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Wilder appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wilder's data
- California records the most Wilders (685 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 Wilder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Wilder 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.