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Wisdom
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About Wisdom
A bit too self-congratulatory and, understandably, exceedingly rare. Still, if you're looking for a modern virtue name for your daughter, this may be one of the best qualities to exemplify.
Pronounced WIZ-dum.
As of October 2026, Wisdom ranked #2819 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,775 | 41 | 23 |
| 2015 | #3,985 | 38 | 21.3 |
| 2016 | #3,581 | 44 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | #4,300 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2018 | #3,556 | 44 | 25.9 |
| 2019 | #3,548 | 44 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | #3,543 | 43 | 26.6 |
| 2021 | #4,083 | 36 | 21.9 |
| 2022 | #2,924 | 58 | 35.4 |
| 2023 | #3,218 | 51 | 31.8 |
| 2024 | #3,068 | 53 | 32.7 |
| 2025 | #2,819 | 61 | 38 |
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Wisdom on lists
Famous Wisdoms
- Samaria Leah Wisdom Smith
daughter of rapper LL Cool J
Wisdom in pop culture
- Wisdom Einar
character in webcomic "Glitch"
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