Wylie
English surname used as a given name. It has been traced both to the River Wylye in Wiltshire and to a medieval everyday form of William.
Wylie in 2025
Wylie was given to 240 babies in the United States in 2025 — 175 boys and 65 girls, making it the 1,972nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 13,814 babies born.
The history of Wylie
Wylie reached its highest point in 2025, when 240 babies were given the name, ranking 1,972nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,046th, in 1887.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 6,865 babies have been named Wylie. Half of them were born before 1984, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Wylie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Wylie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 115 | 1,046 |
| 1890s | 101 | 1,235 |
| 1900s | 116 | 1,420 |
| 1910s | 406 | 1,705 |
| 1920s | 554 | 1,596 |
| 1930s | 533 | 1,593 |
| 1940s | 481 | 1,758 |
| 1950s | 390 | 2,336 |
| 1960s | 317 | 2,732 |
| 1970s | 299 | 2,888 |
| 1980s | 251 | 4,306 |
| 1990s | 361 | 4,186 |
| 2000s | 673 | 3,722 |
| 2010s | 1,126 | 2,635 |
| 2020s | 1,142 | 1,972 |
Where Wylie is heading
Wylie has risen 131% over the past decade, from 104 babies in 2015 to 240 in 2025.
Names like Wylie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Wylie.