Wylie
The Story of Wylie
As a girl name
American parents first put Wylie on the record books as a girl name in 1924, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 64 Wylies were born — ranking #2,710 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Wylies. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,710 among girl names with 64 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 852 Wylies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Wylie on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 163 Wylies were born — ranking #1,232 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,232 among boy names with 163 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Wylies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Wylie
Wylie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Wylie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #438. Use the chart and map above to compare Wylie'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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