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Wolfgang

“Wolf's path” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #1519 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Wolfgang reached its best rank, #1282, in 2019 and ranked #1519 in 2025. Roughly 3,200 boys have been named Wolfgang since 1929.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,500 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Wolfgangs

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)
• Wolfgang Pauli — physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)
• Wolfgang Ketterle — German physicist
• Wolfgang Paul — German physicist (1913–1993)
• Wolfgang Schäuble — German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

In stories & tradition

• Wolfgang (Baron Strucker) — Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos
• Wolfgang Krauser — Fatal Fury 2 · Fatal Fury Special
• Wolfgang Grimmer — Monster

What Wolfgangs become

Among 10,036 notable people named Wolfgang:

Medical professionals appear 2.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Wolfgang Wodarg, German physician and politician.

Similar names: Kolt · Wolf · Loki · Zeppelin · Waylen · Weslee

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