The first name Wolfram
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Wolfram last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 3 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Wolfram with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Wolfram at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Wolfram, the 13,801st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 8 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Wolfram
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Wolfram von EschenbachGerman knight and poet (1170–1220)
- Wolfram von RichthofenGerman military officer and aviator (1895–1945)
- Wolfram SieversGerman Managing Director of the NS Association German Ancestral Heritage (Ahnenerbe) (1905
- Wolfram LöweEast German footballer, born 1945
- Wolfram WuttkeGerman football player and coach (1961–2015)
- Wolfram FiedlerEast German luger (1951–1988)
- Wolfram Waibel Jr.Austrian sports shooter, born 1970
- Wolfram EberhardGerman academic (1909–1989)
- Wolfram KurschatGerman cross-country mountain cyclist, born 1975
- Wolfram BergerAustrian actor, born 1945
- Wolfram GrandezkaGerman actor, born 1969
- Wolfram von SodenGerman Assyriologist (1908–1996)
Questions
- How popular is the name Wolfram?
- In 2020, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Wolfram, ranking 4,608th.
- When was Wolfram most popular?
- 2017 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Wolfram, its highest rank at 9,647th.
- Is Wolfram also a surname?
- Yes. Wolfram is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.