boy's name
Wraith
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 54
Wraith is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 10 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 2003.
Wraith over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 24 |
How popular is Wraith?
In 2025, Wraith was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Wraith is used
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 Wraith
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wraith also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wraith over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wraith
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wraith — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wraith
How popular is the name Wraith?
In 2025, Wraith was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Wraith a girl's or a boy's name?
Wraith is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Wraith most popular?
Wraith peaked in 2025, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Wraith a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wraith currently ranks #7,886 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.