Wolfe
Boy · WOOLF · English
Wolfe is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Wolfe mean?
English: surname spelling of Wolf
“wolf”
A surname spelling of Wolf; General James Wolfe captured Quebec from the French in 1759.
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- WOOLF
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Is Wolfe a girl's or a boy's name?
Wolfe is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Wolfe in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Wolfe, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Wolfe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were given Wolfe or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #894, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
- Wolfe 17
- Wolf 16
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Wolfe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Wolfe in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,832among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Wolfe, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,585th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 53 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Wolfe in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 127 boys in the US were given Wolfe or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,295, up from #2,832 for this spelling alone.
- Wolf 83
- Wolfe 44
Wolfe in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,894 |
| 2022 | 53 | #2,562 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 49 | #2,585 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
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