Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Advancing wolf
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Wolfgang
Pronunciation
wo-lfga-ng, wol(f)-gang
More about the name
Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words wolf, meaning "wolf", and gang, meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regular "wolf", the first element also occurs in Old High German as the combining form "-olf".
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1280, 148 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1514, 115 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 |
| 2024 | 115 |
| 2023 | 144 |
| 2022 | 131 |
| 2021 | 148 |
| 2020 | 132 |
| 2019 | 146 |
| 2018 | 126 |
| 2017 | 117 |
| 2016 | 119 |
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 2018 (rank #1610, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2266, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 1944 (rank #198, 40 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4241, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 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