boy's name
Wise
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 141
Wise is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Wise over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2010s | 44 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 64 |
How popular is Wise?
In 2025, Wise was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Wise
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wise also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wise
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wise
How popular is the name Wise?
In 2025, Wise was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Wise a girl's or a boy's name?
Wise is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Wise?
Wise has 1 syllable.
When was Wise most popular?
Wise peaked in 2020, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Wise a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wise currently ranks #8,045 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.