Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Wylie
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
175
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Wylie
How many people are named Wylie?
An estimated 3,688 living Americans are named Wylie.
How rare is Wylie?
Wylie is uncommon among babies today, with 175 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Wylie?
The median age of a living American named Wylie is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 48 years old.
Is Wylie still popular?
Yes — Wylie is currently rising in popularity, with 175 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Wylie most common?
Wylie has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 6.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
175
All-time
6,073
Where it lives now
Wylie is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 6.2× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Wylie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.