boy's name

Wolfe

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 786

Wolfe is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2022, when 53 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 75,352 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1994.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Wolfe over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

277
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Wolfe by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 11
2000s 28
2010s 214
2020s (to 2025) 277

How popular is Wolfe?

In 2025, Wolfe was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Wolfe is used

England & Wales #1,582 17 in 2025
Canada #2,740 7 in 2024
United States #2,861 44 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Wolfe

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Wolfe also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wolfe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Wolfe

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wolfe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Wolfe

How popular is the name Wolfe?

In 2025, Wolfe was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Wolfe a girl's or a boy's name?

Wolfe is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Wolfe?

Wolfe has 1 syllable.

When was Wolfe most popular?

Wolfe peaked in 2022, when 53 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Wolfe a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wolfe currently ranks #1,582 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.