Wilkie
The Story of Wilkie
As a girl name
Wilkie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 7 Wilkies were born — ranking #3,875 that year. As of 2026, Wilkie ranks #3,875 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 18 Wilkies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Wilkie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1940, when 61 Wilkies were born — ranking #792 that year. As of 2026, Wilkie ranks #5,772 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 340 Wilkies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Wilkie
Wilkie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 340 births in the dataset. Wilkie's peak popularity came in 1940 when it ranked #792. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilkie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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