Wylder
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning wild, untamed; a modern respelling of Wilder.
Babies a year
121
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#671
up from #680
UK popularity
#1897
13 babies
How Wylder has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2021 | #975 |
| 2022 | #863 |
| 2023 | #727 |
| 2024 | #680 |
| 2025 | #671 |
Wylder by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Wylder. In the US, 121 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 Wylder. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wilderwild; untamed; from an occupational surname505 in the US (2017)
- Wyldewild or untamed; archaic spelling6 in the US (2017)
- Wyler8 in the US (2017)
- Walterruler of the army1,353 in the US (2017)
- Walkera fuller of cloth1,115 in the US (2017)
- Wynterwinter season; modern spelling of Winter489 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Wylder
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