Boys' name · since 2008
Wyler
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 168 babies named Wyler, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
168 babies have been named Wyler since 2008, making it today's #6072 boys' name.
Wyler has 168 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6072 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #14,040 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,072 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 168 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wyler ranks #14,040 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,072 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 168 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wyler's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Wyler compares
168 35th percentile among 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
Wyler's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wyler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wyler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wyler splits its recorded history at 2019: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wyler popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Wyler by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (115 births, 68% of the file).
2020s was Wyler's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Wyler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 115 births (68% of all-time use).
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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, 2008–2025 (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 Wyler 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.