| Wolf | Wolfgang | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | wolf | wolf path |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | WUULF | VOLF-gahng |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2021 (107) | 2021 (148) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Wolf | Wolfgang |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 553 | 786 |
| 2010s | 555 | 1,002 |
| 2000s | 204 | 508 |
| 1990s | 127 | 468 |
| 1980s | 48 | 98 |
| 1970s | 64 | 104 |
| 1960s | 42 | 120 |
| 1950s | 60 | 102 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 |
| 1930s | 0 | 19 |
| 1920s | 0 | 8 |
| 1910s | 5 | 0 |
Directly from the Germanic element 'wolf' (Old High German/Old English wulf), meaning 'wolf'. It was the most common animal element in early Germanic names, often used as a short form of longer compounds such as Wolfgang or Wolfram.
From the Germanic elements 'wolf' ('wolf') and 'gang' ('path, journey, going'), usually read as 'wolf's path' or 'wolf journey'. Borne by the 10th-century Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg and by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Wolf and Wolfgang are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Wolf means wolf (germanic origin), while Wolfgang means wolf path (germanic origin).
In US records, Wolf first appears in 0 and Wolfgang in 0, so Wolf has the longer recorded history.