Given name & surname
Wylde
“one who is untamed; wild; forest dweller”
Wylde is a variant of Wilda. One German interpretation is “one who is untamed; wild; forest dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wylde 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
Wylde 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 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wylde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116
- 111 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,120 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +147%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,120 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 473 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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