Given name & surname
Wylie
“a clever and coy woman”
Wylie is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a clever and coy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a clever and coy woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wylie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,865
- 6,073 boys · 792 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 240 babies
- 2025
- 240
- #1,182 for boys · #2,689 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 72% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 175 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,182 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 65 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (27). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,483 as a first name in 2020; 11,289 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.
Wylie’s family of names
Wylie has a related form in Wiley. Wylie has a related form in Wiley. Wylie has a related form in Wylee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Wylie
- Wylie StatemanAmerican sound engineerborn 2000
- Wylie WatsonBritish actor (1889-1966)
- Wylie GrantAmerican tennis player1879–1968
- Wylie GibbsAustralian politician1922–2026
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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