How Many People Are Named Wheeler?
people named Wheeler are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 381,882 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,921 babies named Wheeler in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
45 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Wheeler in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wheeler alive today is about 31 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wheeler first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2024, to 45 babies. In 2025, 33 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wheeler has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #392, in 1899. In 2025 it ranked #3,506.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,506 |
| Best rank | #392 (1899) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,372 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wheeler alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wheeler were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 30 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wheeler was given about 19.2 times as often in Alabama.
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