Wolfie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WOOL-fee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
Wolfie is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies).
What does Wolfie mean?
Germanic: pet form of Wolf or Wolfgang
“wolf”
A pet form of names beginning Wolf-, such as Wolfgang, the first name of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Is Wolfie a girl's or a boy's name?
Wolfie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Wolfie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 136% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Wolfie, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Wolfie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Wolfie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
Names like Wolfie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie, Reggie, Freddie, Robin, Otis, Louie, Archie, Myles, Bertie, Ronnie, Frederick, Otto
Names related to Wolfie
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Charlie, Emma, Ella, Harry, Millie, Matilda, Miles, Alice, Charles, Lottie, Avery
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Wolfie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wolfie, updated 20 October 2026.