US rank #7270 Boys' name Peak 2020 131 births

Wise — #7270 US boys' name

131 babies named Wise in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s111930s51990s52010s442020s54
#7270
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Wise was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

16 babies were named Wise in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wise

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Wise between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wise currently holds the #7270 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wise performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wise shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 131 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wise at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

131

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2020

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,270

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
16
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
05101520 2024202120182014193219181916 7

Wise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
54 births that decade — 41% of Wise's all-time total
1910s121920s111930s51990s52010s442020s54

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wise?
131 babies have been named Wise since 1916. It currently ranks #7270 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 16 births.
When was Wise most popular?
Wise was most popular in the 2020s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Wise been used?
Wise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wisdom, Wisam, Wissam, Wister, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.