Is Wheeler a boy or girl name?

Wheeler is a boy’s name. Of the 1,921 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.3% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Wheeler

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Wheeler was most popular in 2024, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,081 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,921 people named Wheeler.

Wheeler over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wheeler’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wheeler a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wheeler is a boy’s name — 0.3% of the 1,921 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Wheeler

Where Wheeler is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Alabama 23.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org