Is Wylder a boy or girl name?

Wylder is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,760 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.9% were girls and 91.0% were boys.

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Wylder

Recorded 2005–2025 · United States

Wylder was most popular in 2025, when 448 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,263 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,263, with 448 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,760 people named Wylder.

Wylder over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wylder’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wylder a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wylder is mostly a boy’s name — 8.9% of the 2,760 Americans given it were girls and 91.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 9% girls and 91% 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 Wylder

Where Wylder 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