Wylder
Wylder is a name, similar to Wilder and Wylde.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Wylder
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wylder is a name, similar to Wilder and Wylde.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Wylder
As a girl name
American parents first put Wylder on the record books as a girl name in 2015, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 36 Wylders were born — ranking #4,037 that year. About 73% of every Wylder on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Wylder ranks #4,138 for girls with 35 births, rising sharply (+81% over the past five years). All told, over 275 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Wylder first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2005, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 460 births, good for #622 nationwide. About 78% of every Wylder on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Wylder ranks #622 for boys with 460 births, rising sharply (+157% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Wylder
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Names that sound like Wylder
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About the name Wylder
Wylder is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Wylder's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #622. Use the chart and map above to compare Wylder'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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