Wolfgang is a boy's name of German origin meaning “wolf.” In 2024 it was given to 115 boys in the United States.
Wolfgang belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “wolf” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Wolfgang first appears in Social Security records in 1929. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1282 in 2019, and in 2024 115 babies received the name — 3,104 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Wolfgang means “wolf” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Wolfgang is a boy name. In 2024, 115 babies received the name in the US.
Wolfgang comes from the German tradition.
Wolfgang first appears in US records in 1929. Its best-ever ranking was #1282 in 2019, and 115 babies were given the name in 2024.
Wolfgang is pronounced /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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