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Boy's name · #431 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
Wilder first appeared in 1914, vanished from the records entirely for 16 years, and since returning in 1969 has climbed back to #431. About 8,200 boys have carried it in all.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#492 in Canada (2025) · #577 in Ireland (2025) · #762 in Scotland (2025) · #976 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,371 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #486 in New Zealand (2023).
Among 44 notable people named Wilder:
No single standout — notable Wilders spread across many fields.
Together with its spelling variant Wylder (#671), Wilder would rank around #293 with about 1,200 births last year — the newborns split about 65/35 between Wilder and Wylder.
Similar names: Huxley · Willem · Waylen · Kaiser · Adler · Weslee
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