Wilde
Wilde is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Wilde
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wilde is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Wilde
As a girl name
Wilde first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2020, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 6 Wildes were born — ranking #13,441 that year. As of 2026, Wilde ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Wildes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Wilde first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 26 Wildes were born — ranking #3,916 that year. As of 2026, Wilde ranks #7,233 for boys with 10 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 163 Wildes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Wilde
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About the name Wilde
Wilde is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 163 births in the dataset. Wilde's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #3,916. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilde's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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