Wiley Name Popularity

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How popular is Wiley?

The uncommon name Wiley was the 1,437th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Wiley, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #150 in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 304 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Wiley was 38 in 1983.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Wiley occurred roughly during the years 1905-1908, 1909-1917, 1918-1921, 1932-1935, 1945-1948, and 1999-2006, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1882-1886, and 1955-1958.

Where is the name Wiley popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

Wiley's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Wiley for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Wiley is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Wiley (Girl)		Wiley (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		10	10,434	121	1,437
2017		21	6,009	122	1,426
2016		8	12,776	126	1,393
2015		15	7,969	135	1,312
2014		10	10,895	119	1,419
2013		16	7,715	117	1,422
2012		12	9,676	111	1,465
2011		9	12,097	87	1,714
2010		< 5	--	103	1,556
2009		7	15,150	99	1,615
2008		7	15,317	98	1,610
2007		< 5	--	77	1,874
2006		5	19,914	101	1,509
2005		9	11,785	87	1,594
2004		< 5	--	75	1,716
2003		6	15,691	77	1,645
2002		< 5	--	66	1,768
2001		7	13,455	61	1,839
2000		< 5	--	54	1,943
1999		< 5	--	48	2,020
1998		< 5	--	57	1,789
1997		6	13,671	54	1,790
1996		< 5	--	56	1,704
1995		< 5	--	45	1,912
1994		< 5	--	45	1,893
1993		5	15,727	52	1,697
1992		< 5	--	51	1,696
1991		< 5	--	66	1,410
1990		< 5	--	60	1,464
1989		< 5	--	56	1,491
1988		< 5	--	54	1,448
1987		< 5	--	41	1,682
1986		< 5	--	43	1,563
1985		< 5	--	63	1,188
1984		< 5	--	52	1,291
1983		< 5	--	38	1,592
1982		< 5	--	64	1,149
1981		< 5	--	53	1,269
1980		< 5	--	64	1,145
1979		< 5	--	60	1,177
1978		< 5	--	56	1,200
1977		< 5	--	64	1,091
1976		< 5	--	66	1,028
1975		< 5	--	49	1,227
1974		< 5	--	68	1,002
1973		< 5	--	68	987
1972		< 5	--	78	909
1971		< 5	--	95	834
1970		< 5	--	95	832
1969		< 5	--	92	807
1968		< 5	--	94	770
1967		< 5	--	116	693
1966		< 5	--	111	705
1965		< 5	--	125	664
1964		< 5	--	118	712
1963		< 5	--	125	695
1962		< 5	--	112	728
1961		< 5	--	118	705
1960		< 5	--	136	671
1959		< 5	--	159	616
1958		< 5	--	126	679
1957		< 5	--	169	591
1956		< 5	--	180	566
1955		5	6,706	170	568
1954		< 5	--	167	573
1953		7	5,027	191	509
1952		< 5	--	191	506
1951		< 5	--	176	516
1950		5	6,094	206	465
1949		< 5	--	205	462
1948		5	6,024	259	417
1947		< 5	--	229	443
1946		< 5	--	186	472
1945		< 5	--	193	429
1944		< 5	--	240	391
1943		< 5	--	225	412
1942		5	5,366	206	426
1941		< 5	--	222	387
1940		7	3,852	213	392
1939		< 5	--	208	392
1938		< 5	--	235	366
1937		< 5	--	222	364
1936		6	4,170	257	341
1935		< 5	--	286	324
1934		< 5	--	224	366
1933		< 5	--	216	369
1932		5	5,079	233	364
1931		< 5	--	227	372
1930		< 5	--	211	399
1929		< 5	--	230	382
1928		6	4,710	263	354
1927		< 5	--	253	368
1926		9	3,553	258	365
1925		< 5	--	245	381
1924		< 5	--	238	393
1923		< 5	--	290	346
1922		6	4,995	277	354
1921		5	5,845	304	340
1920		< 5	--	263	370
1919		< 5	--	234	380
1918		< 5	--	240	386
1917		< 5	--	255	351
1916		< 5	--	177	424
1915		< 5	--	212	369
1914		< 5	--	143	400
1913		< 5	--	156	326
1912		< 5	--	112	368
1911		< 5	--	74	320
1910		< 5	--	73	288
1909		< 5	--	68	274
1908		< 5	--	71	252
1907		< 5	--	58	276
1906		< 5	--	46	303
1905		< 5	--	52	276
1904		< 5	--	61	241
1903		< 5	--	52	255
1902		< 5	--	57	247
1901		< 5	--	64	214
1900		< 5	--	61	265
1899		< 5	--	50	237
1898		< 5	--	51	248
1897		< 5	--	59	221
1896		< 5	--	62	232
1895		< 5	--	61	226
1894		< 5	--	63	214
1893		< 5	--	50	251
1892		< 5	--	69	212
1891		< 5	--	51	226
1890		< 5	--	60	215
1889		< 5	--	73	185
1888		< 5	--	64	220
1887		< 5	--	66	189
1886		< 5	--	49	247
1885		< 5	--	76	175
1884		< 5	--	80	178
1883		< 5	--	72	173
1882		< 5	--	92	150
1881		< 5	--	76	163
1880		< 5	--	78	170

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.