Wilder
Wilder is a baby name of English origin, meaning Untamed; of the wild.
What Wilder means
Untamed; of the wild.
Wilder sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Wilder comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Wilder is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Wilder?
Wilder sits outside the top 100 baby names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Wilder
Two ideas meet in Wilder: the natural world and Brave. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Wilder
These share Wilder's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Brayden — Broad meadow; brave.
- Winter — The cold, still season.
- Ash — The ash tree.
- Aspen — The quaking aspen tree.
- Bay — An inlet of the sea; the laurel.
- Birch — The bright birch tree.
- Briar — A wild, thorny rose bush.
- Cedar — The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
- Elm — The tall elm tree.
- Emerson — Son of Emery; brave.
- Hawthorn — The flowering hawthorn tree.
- Hayden — From the hedged valley.
More English names
- Wilbur — Resolute and brilliant.
- Wilfred — One who wishes for peace.
- Weston — From the western town.
- Willow — Willow tree — grace and flexibility.
- West — From the west; where the sun sets.
- Winona — First-born daughter.
- Wesley — From the western meadow.
- Winston — From the joyful town.
- Wells — From the springs.
- Winter — The cold, still season.