Wheeler is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Wheeler is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,507 for boy births in the United States (and #7,554 across all names), given to 33 babies. Wheeler was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (45 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,507 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,869 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,459 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,491 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,440 |
| 2019 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,191 |
| 2018 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,584 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,931 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,049 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,692 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,638 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,469 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,417 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,464 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,089 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,376 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,865 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,608 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,410 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,797 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,697 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,616 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,914 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,087 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,514 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,526 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | — | #5,176 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | — | #4,527 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #6,204 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | — | #4,856 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,390 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #8,109 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,787 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,764 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,538 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,365 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #7,047 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,149 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,834 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #6,480 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #5,082 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,423 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,276 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #4,122 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | — | #3,533 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,919 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #4,033 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | — | #2,850 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | — | #2,361 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | — | #3,073 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | — | #2,816 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | — | #2,810 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | — | #2,489 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,090 |
| 1955 | 13 | — | — | #2,300 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,351 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | — | #2,035 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | — | #2,247 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | — | #1,773 |
| 1950 | 19 | — | — | #1,745 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,798 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | — | #2,024 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | — | #1,848 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,757 |
| 1945 | 14 | — | — | #1,924 |
| 1944 | 18 | — | — | #1,682 |
| 1943 | 20 | — | — | #1,633 |
| 1942 | 15 | — | — | #1,942 |
| 1941 | 17 | — | — | #1,755 |
| 1940 | 24 | — | — | #1,396 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1938 | 17 | — | — | #1,740 |
| 1937 | 17 | — | — | #1,753 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | — | #2,179 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,715 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,854 |
| 1933 | 24 | — | — | #1,403 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | — | #1,845 |
| 1931 | 20 | — | — | #1,640 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | — | #1,817 |
| 1929 | 30 | — | — | #1,311 |
| 1928 | 30 | — | — | #1,352 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | — | #1,690 |
| 1926 | 26 | — | — | #1,465 |
| 1925 | 31 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1924 | 25 | — | — | #1,575 |
| 1923 | 25 | — | — | #1,547 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | — | #1,469 |
| 1921 | 32 | — | — | #1,328 |
| 1920 | 39 | — | — | #1,154 |
| 1919 | 29 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1918 | 27 | — | #5,563 | #1,647 |
| 1917 | 33 | — | — | #1,202 |
| 1916 | 41 | — | — | #1,011 |
| 1915 | 30 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | — | #1,866 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | — | #1,310 |
| 1912 | 16 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,529 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | — | #713 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #925 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,228 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | — | #907 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | — | #861 |
| 1900 | 12 | — | — | #783 |
| 1899 | 23 | — | — | #392 |
| 1898 | 14 | — | — | #608 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,222 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #978 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,230 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1888 | 11 | — | — | #644 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1886 | 9 | — | — | #692 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #933 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | — | #660 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #554 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #834 |
| 1880 | 13 | — | — | #524 |