Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: GermanWolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words wolf, meaning "wolf", and gang, meaning "path", "journey", "travel".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wolfgang yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 8 | #3,246 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,997 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,357 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,633 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,198 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,673 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,723 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,285 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,205 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,759 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,625 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,373 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,368 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,109 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,116 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,320 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,499 |
| 1963 | 6 | #4,041 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,661 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,614 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,322 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,981 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,198 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,547 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,743 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,654 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,427 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,218 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,182 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,072 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,409 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,113 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,545 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,345 |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,225 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,578 |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,214 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,538 |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,041 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,447 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,334 |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,074 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,613 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,773 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,604 |
| 1992 | 49 | #1,749 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,505 |
| 1994 | 66 | #1,470 |
| 1995 | 59 | #1,587 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,906 |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,812 |
| 1998 | 62 | #1,679 |
| 1999 | 58 | #1,761 |
| 2000 | 51 | #2,012 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,956 |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,152 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,236 |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,312 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,295 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,541 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,086 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,142 |
| 2010 | 69 | #2,009 |
| 2011 | 84 | #1,754 |
| 2012 | 67 | #2,065 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2,019 |
| 2014 | 93 | #1,669 |
| 2015 | 113 | #1,479 |
| 2016 | 119 | #1,455 |
| 2017 | 117 | #1,458 |
| 2018 | 126 | #1,400 |
| 2019 | 146 | #1,282 |
| 2020 | 132 | #1,352 |
| 2021 | 148 | #1,287 |
| 2022 | 131 | #1,412 |
| 2023 | 144 | #1,327 |
| 2024 | 115 | #1,534 |
