Wolfe
Wolfe was the 2879th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2588th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,594 places. More babies were named Wolfe in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,879 boys, down 263 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202253 babies
- Total since 1880
- 530babies recorded
Wolfe popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,879 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,616 | 49 |
| 2010 | #6,344 | 14 |
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How popular is Wolfe, counting every spelling?
Wolfe is a spelling of Wolf, a name family that ranked #1,326 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,879 for Wolfe on its own. Together these spellings went to 132 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf | 83 | #1,902 | 471 |
| Wolfe | 44 | #2,879 | 228 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Wolfe?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wolfe (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wolfe 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 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wolfe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wolfe?
About 500 people born in the US named Wolfe are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Wolfe a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Wolfe by state
How common Wolfe was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 47 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 Wolfe: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wolfe, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wolfe
How popular is the name Wolfe?
Wolfe was the 2879th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2588th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,594 places. More babies were named Wolfe in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Wolfe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wolfe in the US.
Where is Wolfe most popular?
In 2021–2025, Wolfe was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and New York.