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Wisdom Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Wisdom?

The rare name Wisdom was the 2,528th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Wisdom, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Its highest popularity ranking of #2528 was reached for the first time this year with 51 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Wisdom was less than 5, most recently in 1994.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Wisdom occurred roughly during the years 2002-2006, and 2007-2011.

Sometimes the name Wisdom has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Wisdom popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

For a number of years, the name Wisdom has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Wisdom lately has risen.

The name Wisdom is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Wisdom (Girl)Wisdom (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 43 3,585 51 2,528
2017 34 4,290 38 3,109
2016 43 3,647 43 2,829
2015 38 3,978 45 2,716
2014 41 3,769 31 3,524
2013 32 4,521 37 3,053
2012 35 4,283 40 2,949
2011 31 4,674 41 2,900
2010 35 4,292 31 3,520
2009 36 4,265 26 4,023
2008 33 4,635 31 3,559
2007 38 4,124 22 4,482
2006 27 5,224 29 3,596
2005 26 5,105 23 4,058
2004 32 4,380 17 4,992
2003 23 5,402 15 5,249
2002 24 5,076 11 6,510
2001 30 4,201 14 5,377
2000 13 8,013 16 4,776
1999 21 5,212 15 4,752
1998 25 4,487 10 6,296
1997 9 9,784 8 7,256
1996 12 7,568 9 6,487
1995 8 10,486 6 8,835
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.