Wylder
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Wylder
Wilder is one of the hottest boy names of this decade, and now Wylder has entered the Top 1000 for boys as of 2021. More parents are beginning to consider Wilder and Wylder as a bold and adventurous name for a girl as well, with around 30 girls receiving the name in a recent year.
Wylder for boys#671 US
Wilder not quite wild enough for you? Wylder offers a less wordy looking alternative that looks cool and on-trend, but also has a preppy, last-name vibe. Though this spelling is currently less popular than Wilder, it did enter the US Top 1000 in 2020 and is given to around 400 babies each year - about half the number that are given the Wilder spelling.
If it's a totally off the beaten track boys' name you're looking for, Wyndham, Wycliffe, and Whittaker are some unusual W names.
Pronounced WY-lur.
As of October 2026, Wylder ranked #3707 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #3,886 | 27 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,639 | 47 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,989 | 73 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,523 | 109 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,384 | 128 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,351 | 133 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,214 | 156 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #974 | 229 |
| 2022 | #4,101 | 36 | #856 | 283 |
| 2023 | #4,860 | 28 | #718 | 370 |
| 2024 | #4,643 | 30 | #680 | 400 |
| 2025 | #3,707 | 41 | #671 | 407 |
World rankings
Wylder for boys
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