Wilder
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning wild; untamed; from an occupational surname.
How Wilder has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #964 |
| 2016 | #726 |
| 2017 | #571 |
| 2018 | #526 |
| 2019 | #486 |
| 2020 | #427 |
| 2021 | #367 |
| 2022 | #373 |
| 2023 | #421 |
| 2024 | #392 |
| 2025 | #431 |
Wilder by the numbers
In 2025, 31 babies in England and Wales were named Wilder. In the US, 505 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 the US than in England and Wales.
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 Wilder. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Wilder
Names that are said the same way as Wilder, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Wylderwild, untamed; a modern respelling of Wilder121 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Wilder
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