Unisex name · since 1979
Wylee
463 babies named Wylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,886 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 463
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wylee currently ranks #3886 among unisex names in America, with 463 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wylee has been recorded 463 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #3886 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #8,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,886 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 463 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wylee ranks #8,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,886 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 463 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,886 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 463
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wylee's 463 recorded births place it above 81.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Wylee compares
463 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wylee's all-time total is 25% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wylee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 463 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wylee's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wylee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Wylee popularity over time - girls
177 total births recorded since 2000 (Wylee as girls' name)
Wylee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Wylee's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Wylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wylee's data
- Wylee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (132) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wylee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.