Unisex name · since 1880

Wylie

6,073 babies named Wylie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,574 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,176 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,073
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade

6,073 babies have been named Wylie since 1880, making it today's #1176 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wylie has been recorded 6,073 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1176 nationally and more common than 92% 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 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,574 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,176 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 6,073 born since 1880
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wylie ranks #1,574 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,176 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,073 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,574 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,176 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,073
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.5%
Wylie vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Wylie's 6,073 recorded births place it above 96.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

26 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Wylie compares

6,073 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Wylie's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Wylie Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 6,073 369 358,536
Peak-year births 175 34 22,252

Wylie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Wylie's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 175, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Wylie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
175
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150200 188018981918193619541972199020082025 175

Wylie popularity over time - girls

792 total births recorded since 1924 (Wylie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 792 births
020406080 19241993200020052010201520202025 65

Wylie by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (873 births, 14% of the file).

2010s was Wylie's strongest decade.

873 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Wylie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 873 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Wylie compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wylie's total volume

Wylie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -66, 4.5%-77, 6%-113, 6%-80, 4%-141, 2.2%-64, 9.4%-112, 5.9%-54, 8.7%-74, 7.7%-68, 6.8%-56, 10.7%-46, 6.9%-61, 3.7%-43, 26%-92, 3.7%Wylie-146, 2.9%Wylie
Wylie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Wylie by state

Where Wylie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Wylie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
689 11.3%
#2 South Carolina
243 4.0%
#3 California
191 3.1%
#4 Georgia
190 3.1%
#5 North Carolina
73 1.2%
#6 Oklahoma
65 1.1%
#7 Tennessee
55 0.9%
#8 Florida
48 0.8%
Texas share of Wylie's total US births 11.3%
Even split

689 of 6,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Wylie appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wylie? ▼
6,073 babies have been named Wylie since 1880. All-time, it sits at #1,574 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,176 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 175 births.
Where does Wylie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wylie ranks #1,574 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,176 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wylie most popular? ▼
Wylie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 873 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Wylie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Wylie are Texas (689 births), South Carolina (243 births), California (191 births).
Is Wylie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Wylie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 6,073 births, and as a girl's name it has 792 births.
How long has the name Wylie been used? ▼
Records for Wylie go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Wylie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wylder, Wylee, Wylan, Wyland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Wylie's data

  • Wylie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (873 total births) through the 2020s (808) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Wylies (689 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wylie

Nearby Names Like Wylie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wylie

Wylder Boy
#671 2,513 births
Wylee Boy
#3886 463 births
Wylan Boy
#6316 320 births
Wyland Boy
#7432 316 births
Wyler Boy
#6072 168 births

Compare Wylie side by side: Wylie vs Wylder Wylie vs Wylee Wylie vs Wylan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wylie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Wylie 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.