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Wolfgang

Boy

Meaning of Wolfgang: Germanic: 'wolf path'

Wolfgang is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1513th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1513

115 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,220

First recorded 1929 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 18 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 49 babies1993: 30 babies1994: 66 babies1995: 59 babies1996: 48 babies1997: 53 babies1998: 62 babies1999: 58 babies2000: 51 babies20002001: 56 babies2002: 50 babies2003: 49 babies2004: 50 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 48 babies2007: 38 babies2008: 50 babies2009: 64 babies2010: 69 babies20102011: 84 babies2012: 67 babies2013: 68 babies2014: 93 babies2015: 113 babies2016: 119 babies2017: 117 babies2018: 126 babies2019: 146 babies2020: 132 babies20202021: 148 babies2022: 131 babies2023: 145 babies2024: 115 babies2025: 115 babies
US babies named Wolfgang per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 148.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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