How Many People Are Named Wise?
people named Wise are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,051,650 people in the US has this name
Based on 141 babies named Wise in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
16 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Wise in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wise alive today is about 7 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 8 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wise first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2020, to 16 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wise has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,507, in 1916. In 2025 it ranked #8,213.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,213 |
| Best rank | #3,507 (1916) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,439 in the 2020s |
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