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Wilder
“wild, untamed, uncontrolled”
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The story behind the name
Meet Wilder.
US birth records for 2025 list 43 girls named Wilder (rank #3,572) and 743 boys named Wilder (rank #431).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 49 in 2024 to 43 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 836 in 2024 to 743 in 2025.
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How popular is Wilder?
Girls · 2025#3,57243 recorded births
Boys · 2025#431743 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 431 | 743 |
| 2025 | Girls | 3,572 | 43 |
| 2024 | Boys | 390 | 836 |
| 2024 | Girls | 3,275 | 49 |
| 2023 | Boys | 422 | 755 |
| 2023 | Girls | 3,221 | 51 |
| 2022 | Boys | 374 | 867 |
| 2022 | Girls | 2,155 | 89 |
| 2021 | Boys | 367 | 890 |
| 2021 | Girls | 2,152 | 88 |
| 2020 | Boys | 427 | 695 |
| 2020 | Girls | 2,438 | 72 |
| 2019 | Boys | 485 | 601 |
| 2019 | Girls | 3,385 | 47 |
| 2018 | Boys | 527 | 540 |
| 2018 | Girls | 3,104 | 53 |
| 2017 | Boys | 573 | 477 |
| 2017 | Girls | 4,378 | 33 |
| 2016 | Boys | 726 | 338 |
| 2016 | Girls | 3,991 | 38 |
| 2015 | Boys | 965 | 215 |
| 2015 | Girls | 6,022 | 22 |
| 2014 | Boys | 1,317 | 134 |
| 2014 | Girls | 10,916 | 10 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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