Total births
17
Boys' name · since 2018
Wulf
Wulf has 17 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 2018–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Wulf sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 2018.
Social Security Administration records show Wulf recorded 17 times among boys since 2018, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2018 to 2025.
- 17 total births
- 2018–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
17 boys have been named Wulf since 2018, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 17
- total births
- 2018–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Wulf was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
6 babies were named Wulf in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Wulf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wulf splits its recorded history at 2023: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wulf at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2018
Wulf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Wulf by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Wulf's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Wulf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wulf? ▼
17 babies have been named Wulf since 2018. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
When was Wulf most popular? ▼
Wulf was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Wulf been used? ▼
Wulf has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 8 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Wulf? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wulfric. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wulf: Baby Name Since 2018 - 17 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wulf. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Wulf 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 June 2026.