Unisex name · since 1988
Wisdom
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,146 babies named Wisdom, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,146
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,146 babies have been named Wisdom since 1988, making it today's #1251 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Wisdom recorded 1,146 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #1251 nationally today, ahead of 91% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #4,717 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,251 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,146 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wisdom ranks #4,717 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,251 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,146 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,146
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wisdom's 1,146 recorded births place it above 89.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Wisdom compares
1,146 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Wisdom's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wisdom | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,146 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 160 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wisdom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wisdom splits its recorded history at 2008: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 160 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wisdom popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Wisdom popularity over time - girls
1,043 total births recorded since 1994 (Wisdom as girls' name)
Wisdom by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (455 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Wisdom's strongest decade.
455 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Wisdom births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
204 births
- 2010s
2010s
414 births
- 2020s
2020s
455 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 455 births (40% of all-time use).
How Wisdom 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 Wisdom's total volume
Wisdom by state
Where Wisdom concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 70 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 58 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 43 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 36 | 3.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 33 | 2.9% |
| #6 | California | | 27 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 8 | 0.7% |
70 of 1,146 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Wisdom appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Wisdoms (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 1988–2025 (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 Wisdom 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.