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Quick answers about Wilder
How many people are named Wilder?
An estimated 7,974 living Americans are named Wilder.
How rare is Wilder?
Wilder is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 743 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 16.5% from its 2021 peak.
How old is the typical Wilder?
The median age of a living American named Wilder is approximately 5 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 9 years old.
Is Wilder still popular?
Yes — Wilder is currently rising in popularity, with 743 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 7.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Wilder most common?
Wilder has its strongest geographic signal in Maine, where it appeared 5.7× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Diaspora map
Wilder spread fast — broke out in Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Tennessee (2017) and ran high in 18 states within a decade.
Broke out: Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Tennessee, 2017 · over-represented in 18 states over 7 years
Origin
≤5 yrs
≤15 yrs
16+ yrs
No breakout
