Wise
#13,641 most common boys' name of all time · #35,218 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1916–2025
Rank among boys
#13,641
Rank overall
#35,218 of 105,966
First appeared
1916
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
141
Since 2016
88
Peak year
2020 #5,494
Best rank
#3,513 1916
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Wise first appears in 1916. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,743 |
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,311 |
| 2023 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,348 |
| 2022 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,832 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,918 |
| 2020 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,494 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,709 |
| 2018 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,895 |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,939 |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,777 |
| 2014 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,199 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,298 |
| 1991 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,458 |
| 1932 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,107 |
| 1923 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,633 |
| 1921 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,158 |
| 1918 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,549 |
| 1916 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,513 |