Wolf

Where Wolf comes from

From Middle English and German short forms of given names containing the Germanic element "wolf".
— Wiktionary's entry for Wolf
Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,544 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2021
    Peak, #1,597
    107 babies named Wolf — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.