Given name & surname
Wulf
“wolf”·“resembling the wolf”
In German use, Wulf is a variant of Wolf. One interpretation is “wolf.” Wulf is a variant of Wolfe. One English interpretation is “resembling the wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Wulf is a variant of Wolf. One interpretation is “wolf.” Wulf is a variant of Wolfe. One English interpretation is “resembling the wolf.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wulf is a variant of Wolfe. An origin associated with Wolfe is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2018. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wulf through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 17 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,804 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,804 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,025 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.
Wulf’s family of names
In German usage, Wulf has a related form in Wolf. Wulf has a related form in Wolfe. In German usage, Wulf as a surname has a related form in Wolff.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Wulf
- Wulf KirstenGerman poet and writer (1934–2022)
- Wulf DornGerman writerborn 1969
- Wulf SteinmannGerman physicist (1930-2019)
- Wulf BrunnerGerman discus throwerborn 1962
- Wulf Isebrand1500–1506
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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