Recorded 1988–2025 · United States
Wisdom was most popular in 2025, when 221 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,067 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,067, with 221 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,189 people named Wisdom.
Across the whole record Wisdom is a unisex name — 47.6% of the 2,189 Americans given it were girls and 52.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 42% girls and 58% 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.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org