Wylie
Wylie is given to both girls and boys: 65 girls and 175 boys were given it in 2025 (#2,689 among girls’ names and #1,182 among boys’, #1,972 among all names counting both); 6,865 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 4,550 Americans named Wylie and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (66% of everyone recorded); the median is 17 years old and half are between 7 and 43.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Wylie by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
How popular is Wylie?
#1,182 among boys’ names, 2025
Wylie rose from #1,951 in 2015 to #1,182 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 0.04 to 0.10 per 1,000.
240 babies in 2025, the peak
Wylie peaked in 2025, when 240 babies were given it (175 boys, #1,182 among boys’ names). In 2024 it went to 164 boys.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,689 | 175 | #1,182 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,720 | 164 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3,179 | 113 | #1,557 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,994 | 126 | #1,446 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3,212 | 148 | #1,289 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3,395 | 82 | #1,830 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3,783 | 93 | #1,712 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4,070 | 103 | #1,603 |
| 2017 | 37 | #4,063 | 117 | #1,459 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5,279 | 98 | #1,639 |
Every recorded year (144)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 29 | #4,845 | 75 | #1,951 |
| 2014 | 21 | #6,195 | 88 | #1,728 |
| 2013 | 18 | #7,016 | 77 | #1,862 |
| 2012 | 15 | #8,192 | 85 | #1,772 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,834 | 64 | #2,100 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,750 | 73 | #1,938 |
| 2009 | 16 | #8,033 | 69 | #2,032 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,394 | 77 | #1,896 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,379 | 55 | #2,370 |
| 2006 | 13 | #9,252 | 70 | #1,940 |
| 2005 | 11 | #10,096 | 48 | #2,428 |
| 2004 | 8 | #12,721 | 46 | #2,446 |
| 2003 | 9 | #11,281 | 48 | #2,262 |
| 2002 | 11 | #9,444 | 46 | #2,289 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,703 | 41 | #2,421 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,839 | 45 | #2,217 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,645 | 39 | #2,341 |
| 1998 | 7 | #12,386 | 42 | #2,194 |
| 1997 | 5 | #16,078 | 29 | #2,744 |
| 1996 | under 5 | 40 | #2,136 | |
| 1995 | under 5 | 28 | #2,675 | |
| 1994 | 9 | #9,558 | 21 | #3,315 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,704 | 30 | #2,500 |
| 1992 | under 5 | 29 | #2,525 | |
| 1991 | 5 | #15,403 | 20 | #3,214 |
| 1990 | under 5 | 28 | #2,480 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 20 | #3,084 | |
| 1988 | under 5 | 30 | #2,138 | |
| 1987 | under 5 | 30 | #2,052 | |
| 1986 | under 5 | 25 | #2,284 | |
| 1985 | under 5 | 22 | #2,424 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 29 | #1,931 | |
| 1983 | under 5 | 23 | #2,270 | |
| 1982 | under 5 | 15 | #3,099 | |
| 1981 | under 5 | 23 | #2,266 | |
| 1980 | under 5 | 34 | #1,725 | |
| 1979 | under 5 | 21 | #2,375 | |
| 1978 | under 5 | 26 | #1,963 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 31 | #1,741 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 17 | #2,597 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 35 | #1,528 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 23 | #1,979 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 26 | #1,780 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 39 | #1,363 | |
| 1971 | 7 | #7,371 | 42 | #1,307 |
| 1970 | under 5 | 32 | #1,521 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 27 | #1,603 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 27 | #1,542 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 29 | #1,447 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 44 | #1,130 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 32 | #1,384 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 22 | #1,727 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 38 | #1,277 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 31 | #1,421 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 37 | #1,319 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 30 | #1,483 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 33 | #1,384 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 27 | #1,532 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 36 | #1,316 | |
| 1956 | 5 | #6,881 | 42 | #1,191 |
| 1955 | under 5 | 47 | #1,100 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 32 | #1,359 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 44 | #1,121 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 39 | #1,193 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 39 | #1,169 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 46 | #1,050 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 37 | #1,183 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 44 | #1,077 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 55 | #966 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 39 | #1,122 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 51 | #898 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 49 | #917 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 51 | #942 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 48 | #969 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 57 | #846 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 50 | #903 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 50 | #887 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 54 | #851 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 51 | #868 | |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,844 | 57 | #815 |
| 1935 | under 5 | 61 | #797 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 51 | #887 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 38 | #1,077 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 59 | #835 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 51 | #909 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 56 | #891 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 63 | #825 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 40 | #1,124 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 52 | #981 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 47 | #1,017 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 55 | #915 | |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,884 | 71 | #808 |
| 1923 | under 5 | 56 | #922 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 53 | #976 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 49 | #1,010 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 63 | #864 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 61 | #849 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 56 | #893 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 51 | #899 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 50 | #891 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 53 | #856 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 40 | #869 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 34 | #834 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 25 | #917 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 19 | #757 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 17 | #754 | |
| 1909 | under 5 | 22 | #573 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 19 | #612 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 11 | #863 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 6 | #1,248 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 16 | #614 | |
| 1904 | under 5 | 8 | #965 | |
| 1903 | under 5 | 7 | #1,008 | |
| 1902 | under 5 | 10 | #792 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 17 | #622 | |
| 1898 | under 5 | 14 | #609 | |
| 1897 | under 5 | 12 | #651 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 13 | #639 | |
| 1895 | under 5 | 18 | #490 | |
| 1894 | under 5 | 14 | #566 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 9 | #767 | |
| 1892 | under 5 | 7 | #952 | |
| 1891 | under 5 | 5 | #1,126 | |
| 1890 | under 5 | 9 | #737 | |
| 1889 | under 5 | 11 | #627 | |
| 1888 | under 5 | 13 | #579 | |
| 1887 | under 5 | 15 | #460 | |
| 1886 | under 5 | 13 | #539 | |
| 1885 | under 5 | 13 | #546 | |
| 1884 | under 5 | 10 | #662 | |
| 1883 | under 5 | 10 | #643 | |
| 1882 | under 5 | 8 | #753 | |
| 1881 | under 5 | 10 | #593 | |
| 1880 | under 5 | 12 | #570 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Wylie a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 6,865 Americans recorded as Wylie, 12% are girls and 88% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Wylie: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Wylie, and how old are they?
4,550 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 66% of the 6,865 Americans ever recorded as Wylie. The median Wylie alive today is 17 years old; half are between 7 and 43.
The 2020 Census counted 3,483 people named Wylie (541 women and girls, 2,942 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,703 born in the U.S. The Census count is 6% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 181 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 469 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 433 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 416 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,070 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,990 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Wylie born?
The states with the most babies named Wylie are Texas, Oklahoma and California, with 53% of its births recorded by state in 2025; Oklahoma is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 40 | #935 | 1.4× |
| Oklahoma | 16 | #310 | 0.7× |
| California | 14 | #2,196 | 0.3× |
| Tennessee | 12 | #637 | 0.3× |
| Florida | 8 | #1,466 | 0.2× |
| Kentucky | 8 | #568 | 0.1× |
| North Carolina | 7 | #1,140 | 0.4× |
| South Carolina | 6 | #740 | 2.3× |
| Ohio | 6 | #1,259 | 0.1× |
| Georgia | 5 | #1,544 | 0.9× |
Where Wylie is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Wylie is most over-represented in South Carolina: since 1910 it was given 2.3 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Wylie with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
How common is the spelling Wylie?
Wylie is a less common spelling of Willie: SSA has recorded 6,865 Wylie and 596,385 Willie since 1880.
Of these 5 names spelled alike, given to 604,455 babies since 1880, Wylie is the second most given (1.1% of them). In 2025 it was given to 240 of their 443 babies (54%), the most given that year.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Wylie
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Wylie and names like it
- Compare Wylie and WillieBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sWylie peaked in 2025.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Wylie since 1910.
- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Wylie.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Wylie alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with WMost given first.