Wolf

“The wolf” — English origin

Boy's name · #1886 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Wolf has appeared in US records since 1912 — best rank #1597 (2021) · 1,658 babies named Wolf all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Wolfs

Wolf Biermann — German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident
Wolf Vostell — German painter and sculptor (1932–1998)
Wolf Messing — Russian clairovoyant, telepathist, hypnotist, occultist (1899-1974)
Wolf Hoffmann — German heavy metal guitarist
Wolf Blitzer — American journalist and television news anchor (born 1948)

In stories & tradition

Wolf O'Donnell — Star Fox · Super Smash Bros.
Wolf Cub — Earth-616
Wolf Leader — figure used in threatening children

What Wolfs become

Among 909 notable people named Wolf:

Military figures appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Wolf Hagemann, German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1898–1983).

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