Is Wylie a boy or girl name?
Wylie is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 63 girls and 162 boys were named Wylie, so 28% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 11% of the 6,622 US babies named Wylie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,234
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,737
- Babies named Wylie since 1880
- 6,622
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 225 babies
Boys and girls named Wylie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 115 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 406 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 549 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 528 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 481 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 385 | 5 | 1.3% |
| 1960s | 317 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 292 | 7 | 2.3% |
| 1980s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 306 | 55 | 15.2% |
| 2000s | 545 | 128 | 19% |
| 2010s | 873 | 253 | 22.5% |
| 2020s | 630 | 268 | 29.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 162 | #1,234 | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2023 | 112 | #1,565 | 52 | #3,173 |
| 2022 | 126 | #1,446 | 56 | #2,991 |
| 2021 | 148 | #1,288 | 51 | #3,210 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,828 | 46 | #3,395 |
| 2019 | 93 | #1,712 | 40 | #3,781 |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,603 | 36 | #4,070 |
| 2017 | 117 | #1,459 | 37 | #4,064 |
| 2016 | 98 | #1,639 | 26 | #5,278 |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,950 | 29 | #4,846 |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,727 | 21 | #6,195 |
| 2013 | 77 | #1,863 | 18 | #7,019 |
| 2012 | 85 | #1,773 | 15 | #8,195 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,101 | 19 | #6,837 |
| 2010 | 73 | #1,939 | 12 | #9,751 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,032 | 16 | #8,037 |
| 2008 | 77 | #1,896 | 18 | #7,396 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,368 | 18 | #7,383 |
| 2006 | 70 | #1,941 | 13 | #9,256 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,432 | 11 | #10,101 |
| 2004 | 46 | #2,449 | 8 | #12,727 |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,266 | 9 | #11,287 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,293 | 11 | #9,450 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,424 | 14 | #7,709 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,221 | 10 | #9,846 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,344 | 19 | #5,651 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,197 | 7 | #12,392 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,748 | 5 | #16,083 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,681 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,321 | 9 | #9,564 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,506 | 10 | #8,711 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,220 | 5 | #15,410 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,485 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,090 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,056 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,355 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,100 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,598 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 35 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,307 | 7 | #7,374 |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 32 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 22 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 30 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 27 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,192 | 5 | #6,882 |
| 1955 | 47 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 39 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 44 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 55 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 51 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 49 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 51 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 48 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 57 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 50 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 50 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 54 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 51 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 57 | #815 | 5 | #4,846 |
| 1935 | 61 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 51 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 59 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 51 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 56 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 63 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 40 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 52 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 47 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 55 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 71 | #808 | 5 | #5,886 |
| 1923 | 56 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 53 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 49 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 63 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 61 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 56 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 51 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 50 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 53 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 40 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 34 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 25 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 19 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 17 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 22 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 19 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 16 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 17 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 14 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 18 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 14 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 13 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #570 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wylie reached #460 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #2,737 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wylie
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.