Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- hunter
Pronunciation
wi(l)-der
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #365, 890 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 743 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #2142, 89 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3517, 43 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 743 | 43 |
| 2024 | 830 | 49 |
| 2023 | 755 | 51 |
| 2022 | 866 | 89 |
| 2021 | 890 | 88 |
| 2020 | 695 | 72 |
| 2019 | 601 | 47 |
| 2018 | 540 | 53 |
| 2017 | 477 | 33 |
| 2016 | 338 | 38 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #801, 41 births); most recent 2025 (rank #976, 31 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 5 |
| 2024 | 41 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | – |
| 2022 | 20 | – |
| 2021 | 15 | 3 |
| 2020 | 23 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #201, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #318, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence