Wilder is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Wilder is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #431 among boys (743) and #3,572 among girls (43) — overall #817 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 786 | 786 | #3,572 | #431 |
| 2024 | 885 | 885 | #3,275 | #390 |
| 2023 | 806 | 806 | #3,221 | #422 |
| 2022 | 956 | 956 | #2,155 | #374 |
| 2021 | 978 | 978 | #2,152 | #367 |
| 2020 | 767 | 767 | #2,438 | #427 |
| 2019 | 648 | 648 | #3,385 | #485 |
| 2018 | 593 | 593 | #3,104 | #527 |
| 2017 | 510 | 510 | #4,378 | #573 |
| 2016 | 376 | 376 | #3,991 | #726 |
| 2015 | 237 | 237 | #6,022 | #965 |
| 2014 | 144 | 144 | #10,916 | #1,317 |
| 2013 | 132 | 132 | #19,140 | #1,344 |
| 2012 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,667 |
| 2011 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,143 |
| 2010 | 70 | 70 | #19,689 | #2,097 |
| 2009 | 43 | 43 | #20,067 | #3,103 |
| 2008 | 66 | 66 | #15,326 | #2,262 |
| 2007 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,336 |
| 2006 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,022 |
| 2005 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,170 |
| 2004 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,487 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,524 |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,550 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,225 |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,200 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,702 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | — | #4,948 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | — | #4,180 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | — | #4,784 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | — | #5,436 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | — | #3,364 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | — | #4,316 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,502 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | — | #4,162 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,264 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #6,073 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | — | #5,131 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,291 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #6,211 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,368 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #7,271 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,734 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,398 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #4,248 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,701 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #4,182 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,913 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | — | #3,206 |
| 1937 | 11 | — | — | #2,329 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,624 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,751 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,525 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #5,417 | #3,352 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #4,198 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #4,180 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #5,747 | #3,729 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,859 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #4,952 | #3,817 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,521 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | — | #2,625 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | — | #4,271 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,792 |
| 1918 | 15 | — | #5,567 | #2,872 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,209 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,880 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,821 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | — | #2,452 |