Boys' name · since 2014
Wylde
111 babies named Wylde in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,099 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Wylde is the #6099 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 111 recorded since 2014.
Wylde has 111 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6099 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #16,770 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,099 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 111 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wylde ranks #16,770 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,099 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 111 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,099 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wylde's 111 recorded births place it above 63.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Wylde compares
111 28th 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
Wylde's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wylde | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 111 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wylde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wylde's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wylde popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Wylde popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2022 (Wylde as girls' name)
Wylde by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (83 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Wylde's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Wylde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 83 births (75% of all-time use).
Wylde by state
Where Wylde concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.4% |
6 of 111 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wylde's data
- California records the most Wyldes (6 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 Wylde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Wylde 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.