What is the significance of names in The Wolves: A Play?

The fact that the members of the team are never referred to by name throughout much of the play is a symbolic representation of how much the power and value of the team itself are prioritized more than identifying each member by name. This sense is reinforced by two factors: the fact that a number of characters who exist outside the boundaries of the team are referred to by name; and the fact that once two of the teammates (7 and 14) have their lives profoundly changed by unexpected circumstances outside the team's experience, they are referred to by name. All that said, there is a sense of conflict between this image (i.e. one of relative anonymity, or lacking individual identity) and the play's thematic focus on the claiming of just that sort of identity. That tension adds a degree of intensity and/or weight to the development of that theme by providing a sense of contrast, and also providing something for the surging individual identities of the team members to push against.