Total births
158
Boys' name · since 1917
Wyley
Wyley has 158 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 158
- total births
- 1917–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
Wyley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 158 have been recorded since 1917.
Wyley has 158 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- 158 total births
- 1917–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 21% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
158 boys have been named Wyley since 1917, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 158
- total births
- 1917–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
21% of everyone ever named Wyley was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
9 babies were named Wyley in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Wyley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wyley splits its recorded history at 1997: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wyley at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1917
Wyley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Wyley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Wyley's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Wyley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 33 births (21% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wyley? ▼
Wyley has been given to 158 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 9 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Wyley most popular? ▼
Wyley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Wyley been used? ▼
Records for Wyley go back to 1917, giving 109 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Wyley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wylie, Wylder, Wylee, Wylan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Wyley's data
- Wyley's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Wyley
Nearby Names Like Wyley
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wyley
Wylie Boy
#1224 6,073 births
Wylder Boy
#679 2,513 births
Wylee Boy
#3826 463 births
Wylan Boy
#7041 320 births
Wyland Boy
#10333 316 births
Compare Wyley side by side: Wyley vs Wylie Wyley vs Wylder Wyley vs Wylee
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Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wyley: Baby Name Since 1917 - 158 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wyley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Wyley 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 July 2026.