Wolf
Boy · WOOLF · English
Wolf is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 1,886th for boys in the US (83 babies).
What does Wolf mean?
English: word name; also a German short form of Wolfgang
“wolf”
From the animal name, which is also a German short form of names such as Wolfgang.
- Say it
- WOOLF
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Is Wolf a girl's or a boy's name?
Wolf is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 83 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Wolf in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Wolf, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 960th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Wolf in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were given Wolf or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #894, up from #1,686 for this spelling alone.
- Wolfe 17
- Wolf 16
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Wolf in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 32 | #1,024 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 33 | #960 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Wolf in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,886among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 83about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 83 boys in the US were named Wolf, making it the 1,886th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,815th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 107 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Wolf than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Wolf in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 127 boys in the US were given Wolf or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,295, up from #1,886 for this spelling alone.
- Wolf 83
- Wolfe 44
Wolf in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #1,886 |
| 2024 | 90 | #1,809 |
| 2023 | 91 | #1,774 |
| 2022 | 100 | #1,700 |
| 2021 | 107 | #1,597 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,815 |
| 2019 | 87 | #1,777 |
| 2018 | 83 | #1,822 |
| 2017 | 75 | #1,918 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,212 |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,490 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,120 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,837 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
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