Wiley Boy
How popular is Wiley?
#1,222 boy name in 2025
165 baby boys were named Wiley in the US in 2025, making it the 1222nd most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
Wiley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,222 for boys (▼ 67 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 165 boys, 23 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+22% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,307 in 2015, #1,160 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (304 boys) |
| Highest rank | #148 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 88% boys, 12% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wiley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Willie family of names ranked #534 for boys in 2025 (#537 the year before), with 548 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Willie | 147 | 27% |
| Wiley | 165 | 30% |
| Wylie | 175 | 32% |
| Willy | 27 | 5% |
| Wylee | 28 | 5% |
| Wyley | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Wiley is most popular
Babies named Wiley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oklahoma: 0.3 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Alabama: 0.3 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.3 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.3 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- Missouri: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Wiley by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 726 | #148 |
| 1890s | 576 | #210 |
| 1900s | 590 | #212 |
| 1910s | 1,676 | #285 |
| 1920s | 2,621 | #338 |
| 1930s | 2,320 | #324 |
| 1940s | 2,179 | #386 |
| 1950s | 1,735 | #463 |
| 1960s | 1,147 | #663 |
| 1970s | 700 | #826 |
| 1980s | 528 | #1,133 |
| 1990s | 534 | #1,390 |
| 2000s | 795 | #1,501 |
| 2010s | 1,199 | #1,214 |
| 2020s | 1,074 | #1,076 |
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Questions
- Is Wiley a boy or girl name?
- Wiley is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 88% of babies named Wiley were boys.
- How popular is the name Wiley?
- 165 baby boys were named Wiley in the US in 2025, making it the 1222nd most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
- When was Wiley most popular?
- Wiley peaked in 1921, when 304 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #148 in 1882.
- How many people are named Wiley?
- 18,794 babies have been named Wiley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,647 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 45.
- Where is Wiley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wiley was most common in Oklahoma, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.