How Many People Are Named Wiley?
people named Wiley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 40,390 people in the US has this name
Based on 18,794 babies named Wiley in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
309 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived either from a place name meaning "temple clearing" in Old English or from a nickname meaning "wily, tricky" in Middle English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Wiley, 4.1% were girls and 95.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Wiley rose from 0% in the 1880s to 12.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wiley alive today is about 42 years old, and 42% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wiley first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 309 babies. In 2025, 188 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wiley has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #150, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #1,226.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,226 |
| Best rank | #150 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #368 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wiley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wiley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 643 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wiley was given 4.5 times as often in North Carolina, 4.3 times in Mississippi and 4 times in Alabama.
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