Wolfe Boy
How popular is Wolfe?
#2,832 boy name in 2025
44 baby boys were named Wolfe in the US in 2025, making it the 2832nd most popular boy name.
Wolfe popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,832 for boys (▼ 117 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 44 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+300% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,061 in 2015, #2,585 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (53 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,562 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1994 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wolfe counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wolf family of names ranked #1,249 for boys in 2025 (#1,210 the year before), with 127 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf | 83 | 65% |
| Wolfe | 44 | 35% |
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 Wolfe is most popular
Babies named Wolfe per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Wolfe by decade
Boy names about as popular as Wolfe
Questions
- Is Wolfe a boy or girl name?
- Wolfe is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wolfe were boys.
- How popular is the name Wolfe?
- 44 baby boys were named Wolfe in the US in 2025, making it the 2832nd most popular boy name.
- When was Wolfe most popular?
- Wolfe peaked in 2022, when 53 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,562 in 2022.
- How many people are named Wolfe?
- 530 babies have been named Wolfe in the US since 1880. We estimate about 527 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Wolfe most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wolfe was most common in California, at 0.0 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.