boy's name
Wylder
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 3,037
the United States
#670
2025 births
Wylder is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 448 babies in the United States, ranking #670. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 448 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 7,400 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2005.
Wylder 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 | 56 |
| 2010s | 683 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,021 |
How popular is Wylder?
In 2025, Wylder was given to 448 babies in the United States, ranking #670 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Wylder 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 Wylder
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wylder also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wylder over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wylder
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wylder — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wylder
How popular is the name Wylder?
In 2025, Wylder was given to 448 babies in the United States, ranking #670 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Wylder a girl's or a boy's name?
Wylder is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Wylder most popular?
Wylder peaked in 2025, when 448 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Wylder a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wylder currently ranks #670 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.