Meaning and history
Wolf is a short form of Wolfgang, Wolfram, and other names containing the Old German element wolf meaning “wolf” (Proto-Germanic * wulfaz); it may also derive directly from the German or English word. As a Jewish name, it can be regarded as a vernacular form of Zeev.
20062006: 27 births, rank #3,686
2007: 23 births, rank #4,243
2008: 25 births, rank #4,044
2009: 28 births, rank #3,721
2010: 29 births, rank #3,633
20112011: 26 births, rank #3,885
2012: 24 births, rank #4,131
2013: 53 births, rank #2,364
2014: 50 births, rank #2,492
2015: 61 births, rank #2,212
20162016: 67 births, rank #2,086
2017: 75 births, rank #1,918
2018: 83 births, rank #1,823
2019: 87 births, rank #1,777
2020: 82 births, rank #1,815
20212021: 107 births, rank #1,597
2022: 100 births, rank #1,700
2023: 91 births, rank #1,774
2024: 90 births, rank #1,809
20252025: 83 births, rank #1,886
In 2025, 83 babies were recorded with the name Wolf, ranking #1,886 among boys.