Total births
15
Recorded 2020–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 15 births
Wyse — boys' name
15 babies named Wyse in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Wyse was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
8 babies were named Wyse in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Wyse
The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Wyse between 2020 and 2023, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wyse currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Wyse performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Wyse in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Wyse at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2023
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2020
Wyse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2020
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Wyse by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 15 births that decade — 100% of Wyse's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wyse? ▼
15 babies have been named Wyse since 2020. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Wyse most popular? ▼
Wyse was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Wyse been used? ▼
Wyse has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 4 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Wyse? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wysdom, Wystan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2020–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.