Wolf is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Wolf is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,902 for boy births in the United States (and #4,046 across all names), given to 83 babies. Wolf first appears in 1912 and peaked in 2021 (107 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | #1,902 |
| 2024 | 90 | 90 | #1,819 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | #1,785 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | #1,703 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 82 | 82 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 87 | 87 | #1,788 |
| 2018 | 83 | 83 | #1,836 |
| 2017 | 75 | 75 | #1,933 |
| 2016 | 67 | 67 | #2,109 |
| 2015 | 61 | 61 | #2,231 |
| 2014 | 50 | 50 | #2,514 |
| 2013 | 53 | 53 | #2,399 |
| 2012 | 24 | 24 | #4,242 |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #3,983 |
| 2010 | 29 | 29 | #3,706 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | #3,825 |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | #4,137 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | #4,366 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | #3,778 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #5,565 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,800 |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | #4,107 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #5,386 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | #4,299 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #4,381 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,644 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,868 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #4,269 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #4,528 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,672 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #8,405 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #4,755 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,804 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,914 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,734 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #4,232 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,841 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #7,322 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #4,989 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #3,847 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #4,406 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,302 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #5,212 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #5,088 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #4,367 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #3,514 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,739 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #3,938 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #4,039 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,622 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,651 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #2,207 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | #2,294 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #1,895 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #3,548 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #3,211 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,419 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #4,184 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #2,900 |