Given name & surname
Wyley
“of the willows”·“one who is crafty; from the meadow by the water”·“a clever and coy woman”
Wyley is a variant of Wiley. Interpretations include “of the willows” (English) and “one who is crafty; from the meadow by the water” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. Wyley is a variant of Wylie. One American interpretation is “a clever and coy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wyley is a variant of Wiley. Interpretations include “of the willows” (English) and “one who is crafty; from the meadow by the water” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. Wyley is a variant of Wylie. One American interpretation is “a clever and coy woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wyley is a variant of Wiley. An origin associated with Wiley is English. Wyley is a variant of Wylie. An origin associated with Wylie is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wyley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 158
- 158 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,921 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,921 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 218 as a first name in 2020; 285 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wyley’s family of names
Wyley has a related form in Wiley. Wyley has a related form in Wylie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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