Wiley is an established boys' name that peaked in 1921 and remains in steady use.
Wiley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,226 among boys (165) and #5,545 among girls (23) — overall #2,308 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 188 | 188 | #5,545 | #1,226 |
| 2024 | 204 | 204 | #5,600 | #1,159 |
| 2023 | 218 | 218 | #4,448 | #1,136 |
| 2022 | 208 | 208 | #4,787 | #1,155 |
| 2021 | 222 | 222 | #5,228 | #1,080 |
| 2020 | 187 | 187 | #5,839 | #1,165 |
| 2019 | 173 | 173 | #7,319 | #1,217 |
| 2018 | 132 | 132 | #9,778 | #1,450 |
| 2017 | 143 | 143 | #6,030 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 134 | 134 | #12,818 | #1,397 |
| 2015 | 150 | 150 | #7,987 | #1,316 |
| 2014 | 130 | 130 | #10,917 | #1,412 |
| 2013 | 133 | 133 | #7,729 | #1,426 |
| 2012 | 123 | 123 | #9,692 | #1,465 |
| 2011 | 96 | 96 | #12,104 | #1,717 |
| 2010 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,557 |
| 2009 | 106 | 106 | #15,163 | #1,617 |
| 2008 | 105 | 105 | #15,327 | #1,611 |
| 2007 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 106 | 106 | #19,925 | #1,511 |
| 2005 | 96 | 96 | #11,790 | #1,594 |
| 2004 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,716 |
| 2003 | 83 | 83 | #15,698 | #1,645 |
| 2002 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,768 |
| 2001 | 68 | 68 | #13,462 | #1,839 |
| 2000 | 54 | 54 | — | #1,943 |
| 1999 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,021 |
| 1998 | 57 | 57 | — | #1,789 |
| 1997 | 60 | — | #13,673 | #1,789 |
| 1996 | 56 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1995 | 45 | — | — | #1,912 |
| 1994 | 45 | — | — | #1,892 |
| 1993 | 57 | — | #15,732 | #1,697 |
| 1992 | 51 | — | — | #1,696 |
| 1991 | 66 | — | — | #1,410 |
| 1990 | 60 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1989 | 56 | — | — | #1,491 |
| 1988 | 54 | — | — | #1,450 |
| 1987 | 41 | — | — | #1,682 |
| 1986 | 43 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1985 | 63 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1984 | 52 | — | — | #1,292 |
| 1983 | 38 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1982 | 64 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1981 | 53 | — | — | #1,269 |
| 1980 | 64 | — | — | #1,144 |
| 1979 | 61 | — | — | #1,168 |
| 1978 | 56 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1977 | 64 | — | — | #1,092 |
| 1976 | 66 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1975 | 49 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1974 | 68 | — | — | #1,002 |
| 1973 | 68 | — | — | #986 |
| 1972 | 78 | — | — | #910 |
| 1971 | 95 | — | — | #837 |
| 1970 | 95 | — | — | #831 |
| 1969 | 92 | — | — | #808 |
| 1968 | 94 | — | — | #770 |
| 1967 | 116 | — | — | #691 |
| 1966 | 111 | — | — | #705 |
| 1965 | 125 | — | — | #664 |
| 1964 | 118 | — | — | #712 |
| 1963 | 125 | — | — | #694 |
| 1962 | 111 | — | — | #728 |
| 1961 | 119 | — | — | #703 |
| 1960 | 136 | — | — | #671 |
| 1959 | 158 | — | — | #617 |
| 1958 | 128 | — | — | #674 |
| 1957 | 168 | — | — | #594 |
| 1956 | 180 | — | — | #566 |
| 1955 | 176 | — | #6,714 | #566 |
| 1954 | 166 | — | — | #576 |
| 1953 | 198 | — | #5,027 | #509 |
| 1952 | 191 | — | — | #506 |
| 1951 | 176 | — | — | #515 |
| 1950 | 211 | — | #6,092 | #465 |
| 1949 | 205 | — | — | #462 |
| 1948 | 265 | — | #6,023 | #417 |
| 1947 | 229 | — | — | #443 |
| 1946 | 186 | — | — | #472 |
| 1945 | 193 | — | — | #429 |
| 1944 | 240 | — | — | #391 |
| 1943 | 225 | — | — | #412 |
| 1942 | 211 | — | #5,363 | #426 |
| 1941 | 222 | — | — | #387 |
| 1940 | 220 | — | #3,853 | #392 |
| 1939 | 208 | — | — | #392 |
| 1938 | 235 | — | — | #366 |
| 1937 | 223 | — | — | #363 |
| 1936 | 262 | — | #4,169 | #341 |
| 1935 | 286 | — | — | #324 |
| 1934 | 224 | — | — | #366 |
| 1933 | 216 | — | — | #369 |
| 1932 | 238 | — | #5,079 | #364 |
| 1931 | 227 | — | — | #372 |
| 1930 | 212 | — | — | #396 |
| 1929 | 230 | — | — | #382 |
| 1928 | 269 | — | #4,711 | #354 |
| 1927 | 253 | — | — | #368 |
| 1926 | 267 | — | #3,554 | #365 |
| 1925 | 245 | — | — | #381 |
| 1924 | 238 | — | — | #393 |
| 1923 | 290 | — | — | #346 |
| 1922 | 283 | — | #4,994 | #354 |
| 1921 | 309 | — | #5,845 | #340 |
| 1920 | 263 | — | — | #370 |
| 1919 | 234 | — | — | #380 |
| 1918 | 240 | — | — | #386 |
| 1917 | 255 | — | — | #351 |
| 1916 | 177 | — | — | #424 |
| 1915 | 212 | — | — | #369 |
| 1914 | 143 | — | — | #400 |
| 1913 | 156 | — | — | #326 |
| 1912 | 112 | — | — | #368 |
| 1911 | 74 | — | — | #320 |
| 1910 | 73 | — | — | #288 |
| 1909 | 68 | — | — | #274 |
| 1908 | 71 | — | — | #252 |
| 1907 | 58 | — | — | #276 |
| 1906 | 46 | — | — | #303 |
| 1905 | 52 | — | — | #276 |
| 1904 | 61 | — | — | #241 |
| 1903 | 52 | — | — | #255 |
| 1902 | 57 | — | — | #247 |
| 1901 | 64 | — | — | #214 |
| 1900 | 61 | — | — | #265 |
| 1899 | 50 | — | — | #237 |
| 1898 | 51 | — | — | #248 |
| 1897 | 59 | — | — | #221 |
| 1896 | 62 | — | — | #232 |
| 1895 | 61 | — | — | #226 |
| 1894 | 63 | — | — | #214 |
| 1893 | 50 | — | — | #251 |
| 1892 | 69 | — | — | #212 |
| 1891 | 51 | — | — | #226 |
| 1890 | 60 | — | — | #215 |
| 1889 | 73 | — | — | #185 |
| 1888 | 64 | — | — | #220 |
| 1887 | 66 | — | — | #189 |
| 1886 | 49 | — | — | #247 |
| 1885 | 76 | — | — | #175 |
| 1884 | 80 | — | — | #178 |
| 1883 | 72 | — | — | #173 |
| 1882 | 92 | — | — | #150 |
| 1881 | 76 | — | — | #162 |
| 1880 | 78 | — | — | #170 |