Wylie
Girl name · #2658 in 2025 · Uniqueness 59/100
Wylie is currently the #2658 girl name in the United States — 65 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4725, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 27,692 girls born in 2025 was named Wylie.
The 101-year story
Wylie first appears in the Social Security records in 1924, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 65 babies and a rank of #2645. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Wylie per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Wylie in class?
Wylie scores 59 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Wylie is most common
State-level data for Wylie is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Wylie
Statistically, parents drawn to Wylie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Weslie, Analie, Maylie, Novalie, and Oaklie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Wylie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2645 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2694 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3140 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2956 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3157 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3338 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3718 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4001 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3996 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5130 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4725 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5993 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6729 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6564 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7679 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7073 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8715 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10425 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8837 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Wylie a popular girl name?
Wylie ranked #2658 among girls in 2025 with 65 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4725.
When was the name Wylie most popular?
Wylie peaked in 2025, when 65 American girls received the name (ranked #2645 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Wylie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 27,692 newborn American girls was named Wylie. It scores 59/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.