Wilde
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning wild or untamed.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Wilde by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Wilde. In the US, 8 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wilde. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wilderwild; untamed; from an occupational surname505 in the US (2017)
- Wilduntamed or uncontrolled6 in the US (2017)
- Wyldewild or untamed; archaic spelling6 in the US (2017)
- Willieresolute protector; a form of William286 in the US (2017)
- Wyliecrafty or tricky; from wile153 in the US (2017)
- Wileywater meadow; willow-lined stream143 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Wilde
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