Given name & surname
Wilde
“one who is untamed; wild; forest dweller”
Wilde is a variant of Wilda. One German interpretation is “one who is untamed; wild; forest dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wilde is a variant of Wilda. One German interpretation is “one who is untamed; wild; forest dweller.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wilde is a variant of Wilda. An origin associated with Wilda is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wilde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 168
- 151 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #8,871 for boys · #17,131 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,871 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 171 as a first name in 2020; 10,612 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wilde’s family of names
Wilde has a related form in Wilda. In English usage, Wilde as a surname has a related form in and poet. In English usage, Wilde as a surname has a related form in Irish author.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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