Wilde
Boy · WYLD · English
Wilde is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “wild, untamed”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Wilde mean?
English: English surname, from Middle English wilde
“wild, untamed”
From an English surname meaning wild or untamed, borne by the Irish writer Oscar Wilde.
- Say it
- WYLD
Is Wilde a girl's or a boy's name?
Wilde is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Wilde in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Wilde, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009. 5 girls were also named Wilde in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Wilde than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Wilde in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Wilde in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
Names like Wilde
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