Worldwide, וולף (Wolf 
, Wolff , Wolfe , and others...) is a common boy's first name. The forename וולף is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a common male name, Israel, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, and Austria, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Algeria. More prevalently, וולף is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Wolfe, Wulff, Wolf, Wolff | Germany, Austria, United States, France, Brazil |
| Woolf | Germany, United States, Canada, France, Brazil |
| וולף | Israel |
Llop, Llope, Lobo, Lope, Loup, Lupo, Lupus, Ochoa, Otsoa, Otxoa, Oulp, Sulimas, Ulf, Volf, Volfová, Volk, Volp, Vulf, Vulp, Vvlp, Wulf, Wuruhi, Ze'Ev, Zeev, Волк, Волф, Волчек, Волчик, Волчко, Волчок, Волчонок, Вольф, Вольфф, Вулф, Вульф, Лобо, Луп, Лупо, Очоа, Улф, Ульф, זאב, לו, לופו, أولف, ولف, وولف, ウォルフ, ウルフ, ロボ,
וולף is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Wolf Nachi , the fictional character from Saint Seiya; Wolf , the character from Nu, pogodi!, Well, Just You Wait!; Wolf O'Donnell , the fictional character from the Star Fox video game series, Starlink: Battle for Atlas; Wolf Jackson , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, Night of the Dark Turtle and Wolf Frankenstein , the fictional character, Son of Frankenstein, and in many other works.