Wolfe
Wolfe is a masculine given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Wolfe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wolfe is a masculine given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Wolfe
The earliest SSA record of Wolfe as a baby boy name dates back to 1994, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 53 newborns named Wolfe — #2,560 in the national rankings. About 56% of every Wolfe on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Wolfe ranks #2,768 for baby boys with 47 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). All told, over 579 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Wolfe
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Wolfe. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Wolfe
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Wolfe Bowart (born 1962), American comedian
- L. Wolfe Gilbert (1886–1970), Russian Empire-born American Tin Pan Alley songwriter
- Wolfe Glick (born 1995), American streamer and youtuber
- Wolfe Kelman (1923–1990), Austrian-born American rabbi
- Wolfe von Lenkiewicz (born 1966), British artist
- Wolfe Londoner (1842–1912), American politician
- Wolfe Mays (1912–2005), British philosopher
- Wolfe Morris (1925–1996), British film and television actor
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Names that sound like Wolfe
Phonetically similar names — useful when Wolfe is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Wolfe
Wolfe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 579 births in the dataset. Wolfe's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,560. Use the chart and map above to compare Wolfe'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.