Wheeler
Wheeler was the 3507th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 392nd; the most babies were born in 2024 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,542 places. More babies were named Wheeler in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,507 boys, up 1,933 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202445 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,921babies recorded
Wheeler popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,507 | 33 |
| 2020 | #5,440 | 17 |
| 2010 | #5,464 | 17 |
| 2000 | #9,087 | 7 |
| 1990 | #6,390 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,276 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,073 | 9 |
| 1950 | #1,745 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,396 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,817 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,154 | 39 |
| 1910 | #1,042 | 11 |
| 1900 | #783 | 12 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #524 | 13 |
How popular is Wheeler, counting every spelling?
Wheeler has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Wheeler?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wheeler (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wheeler born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wheeler.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wheeler?
About 900 people born in the US named Wheeler are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 7 and 58. That makes Wheeler mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Wheeler by state
How common Wheeler was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wheeler: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wheeler, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wheeler
How popular is the name Wheeler?
Wheeler was the 3507th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 392nd; the most babies were born in 2024 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,542 places. More babies were named Wheeler in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Wheeler a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wheeler in the US.
Where is Wheeler most popular?
In 2021–2025, Wheeler was most common in Alabama (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and North Carolina.