Wolf
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning wolf, the animal.
Babies a year
16
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1613
16 babies
Wolf by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Wolf. In the US, 73 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
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 Wolf. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a wolf
Like Wolf, each of these has a wolf in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Connorlover of hounds; wolf lover6,405 in the US (2017)
- Conorlover of hounds; wolf lover1,127 in the US (2017)
- Raulwolf counsel; a form of Ralph or Raoul555 in the US (2017)
- Ralphwolf counsel541 in England and Wales (2025)
- Randywolf shield; form of Randolph386 in the US (2017)
- Rudyfamous wolf; diminutive of Rudolf341 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Wolf
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