Wylie
Wylie was the 1182nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 460th; the most babies were born in 2025 (175). Over the last ten years it has moved up 769 places. More babies were named Wylie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,182 boys, up 648 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 175boys
- Girls and boys
- 28% girls, 72% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025175 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,865babies recorded
Wylie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,689 | #1,182 | 65 | 175 |
| 2020 | #3,395 | #1,830 | 46 | 82 |
| 2010 | #9,754 | #1,939 | 12 | 73 |
| 2000 | #9,847 | #2,221 | 10 | 45 |
| 1990 | — | #2,485 | — | 28 |
| 1980 | — | #1,725 | — | 34 |
| 1970 | — | #1,522 | — | 32 |
| 1960 | — | #1,484 | — | 30 |
| 1950 | — | #1,051 | — | 46 |
| 1940 | — | #903 | — | 50 |
| 1930 | — | #891 | — | 56 |
| 1920 | — | #864 | — | 63 |
| 1910 | — | #754 | — | 17 |
| 1900 | — | #622 | — | 17 |
| 1890 | — | #737 | — | 9 |
| 1880 | — | #570 | — | 12 |
How popular is Wylie, counting every spelling?
Wylie is a spelling of Wiley, a name family that ranked #703 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,182 for Wylie on its own. Together these spellings went to 374 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Wylie?
175 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wylie (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wylie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wylie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wylie?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Wylie are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 8 and 51. That makes Wylie mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Wylie by state
How common Wylie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.2×), Tennessee (1.9×), North Carolina (1.6×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wylie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wylie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wylie
How popular is the name Wylie?
Wylie was the 1182nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 460th; the most babies were born in 2025 (175). Over the last ten years it has moved up 769 places. More babies were named Wylie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Wylie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 28% girls, 72% boys given the name Wylie in the US.
Where is Wylie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Wylie was most common in Oklahoma (0.35 per 1,000 boys), followed by Montana and South Carolina.