Boys' name · since 1987
Wrangler
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 355 babies named Wrangler, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
355 babies have been named Wrangler since 1987, making it today's #3423 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wrangler has been recorded 355 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #3423 nationally and more common than 75% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #9,682 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,423 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 355 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wrangler ranks #9,682 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,423 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 355 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,682 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wrangler's 355 recorded births place it above 78.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Wrangler compares
355 49th 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
Wrangler's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wrangler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 355 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wrangler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wrangler's full recorded timeline at 2011, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wrangler popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Wrangler by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (139 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Wrangler's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Wrangler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 139 births (39% of all-time use).
Wrangler by state
Where Wrangler concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.8% |
10 of 355 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Wranglers (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wrangler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Wrangler 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.