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Wiley

/ˈwaɪli/ · 98% boys · 188 born in 2025

Wiley has been given to about 18,794 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈwaɪli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 10,087
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wiley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 309
  • Born in 2025188
  • All time18,794

How popular is Wiley?

Its best year was 1921, when 309 babies were given the name, ranking 340th. The typical living American called Wiley is about 58 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kansas, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Wiley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Riley0.85
  2. Finley0.75
  3. Briley0.75
  4. Ryley0.73
  5. Finnley0.73
  6. Bailey0.70
  7. Willy0.71
  8. Wesley0.68

Middle names for Wiley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wiley Paul0.77
  2. Wiley John0.77
  3. Wiley Blake0.76
  4. Wiley Ross0.76
  5. Wiley Quinn0.76
  6. Wiley Jude0.76

Sibling names for Wiley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Harlanbrother · 0.96
  2. Louiebrother · 0.96
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.96
  4. Mackbrother · 0.95
  5. Lenorasister · 0.94
  6. Mavissister · 0.94

Where Wiley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kansas0.03%
  2. Oklahoma0.02%
  3. Oregon0.02%
  4. Tennessee0.02%
  5. North Carolina0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Wiley Anderson0.77
  2. Wiley Nguyen0.72
  3. Wiley Moore0.72
  4. Wiley Hill0.72
  5. Wiley Hall0.72
  6. Wiley Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Wiley

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Wiley across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.