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Wisdom

Wisdom holds the #1244 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 160 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #2886 in 2020 to #1244 today. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Wisdom, which stretches back to 1988. The name's biggest fan base is in Georgia (#541 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1244
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1244
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
160
boys named Wisdom

Wisdom popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.010%18801900192019401960198020002020#1244 in 2025
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Wisdom is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025WI—Michigan: #999 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#999New York: #1760 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1760Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025IN—Ohio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025CT—California: #1582 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1582Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025WV—Virginia: #875 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#875Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: #825 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#825South Carolina: #552 (8 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)SC#552District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025AL—Georgia: #541 (19 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)GA#541Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Wisdom in 2025HI—Texas: #1760 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1760Florida: #681 (23 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#681
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Georgia (#541), South Carolina (#552), Florida (#681)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Wisdom in the most recent year of SSA data.

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