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By Pamela Redmond · Jul 2026

Wisdom

OriginWord name
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Wisdom as a girl's name
NB Rank#8592

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About Wisdom

The name Wisdom peaked for boys at #1251 in 2025. The name is most popular in WISDOM, WISDOM, and WISDOM. Wisdom is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#3,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,5293116.1
2015#2,6804624
2016#2,7774423.2
2017#3,1183820.5
2018#2,5055228.6
2019#2,5545229
2020#2,9194123.8
2021#2,3685833.2
2022#2,0337543
2023#2,0957141.5
2024#2,7024928.4
2025#1,25116093.7
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

World rankings

#251❄️ Unique#398↔️ Unisex

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