Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Wiley

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Wiley
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

304

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

40.8%

2024

180

All-time

18,234

Wiley is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 304 boys were named Wiley.

In 2024, only 180 boys were given the name.

All told, about 18,234 Americans have been named Wiley and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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