Is Wolf a boy or girl name?

Wolf is a boy’s name. Of the 1,658 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Wolf

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Wolf was most popular in 2021, when 107 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,390 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,004, with 83 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,658 people named Wolf.

Wolf over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wolf’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wolf a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wolf is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,658 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Wolf

Where Wolf is most concentrated

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