Wolf

Meaning: Wolf
Origin: English — From the word wolf, also a short form of Wolfgang

Boy's name · #1902 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Wolf is near its high-water mark: it reached #1605 in 2021 and still ranked #1902 in 2025. About 1,700 boys have carried it since 1912.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#463 in Belgium (2025) · #537 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,443 in Canada (2025) · #1,613 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,490 in Austria (2025) · #339 in New Zealand (2024) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #7,067 in France (2022) · #711 in Scotland (2020) · #9,243 in Ecuador (2017).

Famous Wolfs

Wolf Biermann — German singer-songwriter (born 1936)
Wolf Vostell — German painter and sculptor (1932–1998)
Wolf Blitzer — American journalist and television news anchor (born 1948)
Wolf Kahler — German actor (born 1940)
Wolf Messing — Russian telepathist, hypnotist, occultist (1899–1974)

In stories & tradition

Wolf O'Donnell — Star Fox (video game series)
Wolf Cub — Character from Marvel Comics
Wolf Leader^fr — Figure used in threatening children

What Wolfs become

Among 909 notable people named Wolf:

Military figures appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Wolf Hagemann, German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1898–1983).

Similar names: Hendrick · Wolfgang · Oden · Loki · Lipa · Mayer

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