How Many People Are Named Wisdom?
people named Wisdom are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 157,431 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,189 babies named Wisdom in Social Security records from 1988 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
221 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Simply from the English word, a derivative of Old English wis "wise".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Wisdom, 47.7% were girls and 52.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Wisdom fell from 57.1% in the 1990s to 39.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wisdom alive today is about 11 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wisdom first appears in the records in 1988, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 221 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1988 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wisdom has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,251, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #1,251. Among girls, its best rank was #2,819, in 2025.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,251 | #2,819 |
| Best rank | #1,251 (2025) | #2,819 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,992 in the 2020s | #3,972 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wisdom alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wisdom were born in Texas than in any other state: about 110 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wisdom was given 4.5 times as often in Georgia, 2.8 times in Florida and 2 times in Texas.
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