Wisdom Boy & girl
How popular is Wisdom?
#1,244 boy name in 2025
160 baby boys were named Wisdom in the US in 2025, making it the 1244th most popular boy name. Another 61 girls got the name (#2,778 for girls).
Wisdom popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,244 for boys (▲ 1393 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 160 boys, 61 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+248% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,640 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (160 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,244 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1988 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 58% boys, 42% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wisdom counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wisdom family of names ranked #1,042 for boys in 2025 (#2,134 the year before), with 182 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wisdom | 160 | 88% |
| Wizdom | 22 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Wisdom is most popular
Babies named Wisdom per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (8 boys)
Wisdom by decade
Boy names about as popular as Wisdom
Questions
- Is Wisdom a boy or girl name?
- Wisdom is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 58% of babies named Wisdom were boys and 42% were girls.
- How popular is the name Wisdom?
- 160 baby boys were named Wisdom in the US in 2025, making it the 1244th most popular boy name. Another 61 girls got the name (#2,778 for girls).
- When was Wisdom most popular?
- Wisdom peaked in 2025, when 160 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,244 in 2025.
- How many people are named Wisdom?
- 2,189 babies have been named Wisdom in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,173 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Wisdom most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wisdom was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.