Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wheeler

#3,213 most common boys' name of all time · #7,794 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,213
Rank overall
#7,794 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
124 of 146
All-time
1,921
Since 2016
313
Peak year
2024 #2,836
Best rank
#391 1899
Girls Boys peak 45/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Wheeler is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 33 33 #3,452
2024 — 45 45 #2,836
2023 — 38 38 #3,177
2022 — 34 34 #3,415
2021 — 33 33 #3,429
2020 — 17 17 #5,242
2019 — 37 37 #3,145
2018 — 34 34 #3,302
2017 — 22 22 #4,468
2016 — 20 20 #4,776
2015 — 19 19 #4,894
2014 — 21 21 #4,543
2013 — 16 16 #5,407
2012 — 17 17 #5,258
2011 — 17 17 #5,204
2010 — 17 17 #5,260
2009 — 19 19 #4,925
2008 — 14 14 #6,071
2007 — 7 7 #9,808
2006 — 7 7 #9,599
2005 — 6 6 #10,167
2004 — 14 14 #5,501
2003 — 11 11 #6,266
2002 — 9 9 #7,063
2001 — 10 10 #6,451
2000 — 7 7 #8,224
1999 — 10 10 #6,049
1998 — 8 8 #6,852
1996 — 12 12 #4,885
1994 — 14 14 #4,299
1993 — 9 9 #5,773
1992 — 12 12 #4,571
1990 — 8 8 #5,841
1987 — 5 5 #6,983
1986 — 5 5 #6,755
1985 — 7 7 #5,165
1984 — 7 7 #4,991
1982 — 6 6 #5,643
1979 — 5 5 #6,095
1978 — 9 9 #3,867
1977 — 5 5 #5,872
1976 — 5 5 #5,614
1973 — 6 6 #4,526
1972 — 7 7 #3,982
1970 — 10 10 #3,080
1968 — 6 6 #3,695
1966 — 7 7 #3,262
1965 — 6 6 #3,550
1964 — 6 6 #3,623
1963 — 10 10 #2,688
1962 — 13 13 #2,285
1960 — 9 9 #2,889
1959 — 10 10 #2,671
1958 — 10 10 #2,651
1957 — 12 12 #2,382
1956 — 16 16 #2,020
1955 — 13 13 #2,224
1954 — 5 5 #3,850
1953 — 16 16 #1,967
1952 — 13 13 #2,162
1951 — 19 19 #1,726
1950 — 19 19 #1,704
1949 — 9 9 #2,624
1948 — 15 15 #1,950
1947 — 18 18 #1,794
1946 — 18 18 #1,698
1945 — 14 14 #1,860
1944 — 18 18 #1,634
1943 — 20 20 #1,585
1942 — 15 15 #1,878
1941 — 17 17 #1,693
1940 — 24 24 #1,372
1939 — 21 21 #1,460
1938 — 17 17 #1,698
1937 — 17 17 #1,695
1936 — 12 12 #2,079
1935 — 9 9 #2,548
1934 — 16 16 #1,793
1933 — 24 24 #1,362
1932 — 17 17 #1,786
1931 — 20 20 #1,594
1930 — 18 18 #1,761
1929 — 30 30 #1,298
1928 — 30 30 #1,328
1927 — 22 22 #1,651
1926 — 26 26 #1,436
1925 — 31 31 #1,309
1924 — 25 25 #1,538
1923 — 25 25 #1,509
1922 — 27 27 #1,441
1921 — 32 32 #1,301
1920 — 39 39 #1,142
1919 — 29 29 #1,324
1918 5 22 27 #1,603
1917 — 33 33 #1,179
1916 — 41 41 #998
1915 — 30 30 #1,187
1914 — 13 13 #1,781
1913 — 17 17 #1,265
1912 — 16 16 #1,180
1911 — 7 7 #1,409
1910 — 11 11 #992
1909 — 16 16 #688
1908 — 7 7 #1,138
1907 — 8 8 #1,018
1906 — 9 9 #866
1905 — 6 6 #1,114
1903 — 8 8 #860
1902 — 9 9 #813
1900 — 12 12 #755
1899 — 23 23 #391
1898 — 14 14 #584
1897 — 5 5 #1,087
1896 — 7 7 #912
1894 — 5 5 #1,094
1891 — 5 5 #988
1888 — 11 11 #623
1887 — 5 5 #949
1886 — 9 9 #660
1885 — 6 6 #849
1884 — 10 10 #624
1883 — 12 12 #540
1882 — 7 7 #769
1880 — 13 13 #524