Wisdom
Girl name · #2810 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 61 baby girls were named Wisdom, placing it at #2810 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3915, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,508 girls born in 2025 was named Wisdom.
Babies named Wisdom per year. Source: SSA.
The 31-year story
Wisdom first appears in the Social Security records in 1994, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 61 babies and a rank of #2778. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Wisdom against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Wisdom in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Wisdom is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Wisdom will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Wisdom is most common
State-level data for Wisdom is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Wisdom
Statistically, parents drawn to Wisdom tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Shalom, Tasnim, Wylie, Delany, and Praise.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Wisdom | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2778 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3047 |
| 2023 | 51 | #3181 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2894 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4014 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3498 |
| 2019 | 44 | #3499 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3497 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4220 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3523 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3915 |
| 2014 | 41 | #3719 |
| 2013 | 33 | #4336 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4216 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4568 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4180 |
| 2009 | 36 | #4196 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4550 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4050 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5086 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4958 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4287 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5235 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4906 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4107 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Wisdom a popular girl name?
Wisdom ranked #2810 among girls in 2025 with 61 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3915.
When was the name Wisdom most popular?
Wisdom peaked in 2025, when 61 American girls received the name (ranked #2778 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Wisdom?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,508 newborn American girls was named Wisdom. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.