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Wisdom

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Wisdom: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2000–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2000 to 2025, ranging from #1578 to #3849.200420082012201620202025#1578#3849
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2000#3036
2001#3134
2004#2578
2005#3849
2006#2282
2007#1578
2008#1706
2009#2544
2010#3332
2011#2390
2012#3039
2013#2216
2014#2459
2015#2319
2016#3079
2017#2734
2018#3412
2019#3411
2020#3848
2022#3449
2023#2813
2024#3688
2025#3256

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 23 of the 26 years from 2000 to 2025.

In 2008: #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1706 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2000–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #3036 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2004–2008

    Highest recorded position: #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2008).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2000 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #506 in Republic of Ireland in 2004.

Wisdom's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#28137HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#27347HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#30796HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#23199HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#24598HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#22169HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#30396HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#23908HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#33325HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#25447HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#170612HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#157813HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#22827HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Wisdom is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Wisdom, between 2000 and 2025, in 23 of those 26 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2007Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200420002025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2000–202523#1578 in 2007
Republic of Ireland2004–20084#506 in 2004
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Wisdom

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2000–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2000 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #506 in Republic of Ireland in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.