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Wylder

Boy

Meaning of Wylder: English: 'wild' or 'untamed'

Wylder is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 636th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#636

448 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,760

First recorded 2005 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 21 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 36 babies2014: 27 babies2015: 56 babies2016: 86 babies2017: 123 babies2018: 145 babies2019: 154 babies2020: 171 babies20202021: 252 babies2022: 319 babies2023: 398 babies2024: 433 babies2025: 448 babies
US babies named Wylder per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 448.

Gender split

91% boys · 9% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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