Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Wylee

Gender Unisex · 28% girls Rank 2025 #3,943 Trend ↑ Rising 38%
Rank 2025
#3,943
among boys · ↓53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
41
named Wylee · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,003
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
44 babies
All-time total
640
#8,250 all-time among boys
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Wylee popularity over time

640 babies have been named Wylee since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – #7,055
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 28 28 3 – #5,278
2000s 21 112 133 13 +375% #5,028
2010s 81 186 267 27 +101% #3,858
2020s (to 2025) 75 132 207 35 +29% #3,890

Where Wylee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 31 0.02 outside top 500
2028 32 0.02 outside top 500
2029 33 0.02 outside top 500
2030 34 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Wylee

Wylee is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,943 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 640 American babies have been named Wylee, about 72% boys and 28% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 44 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Wylee stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Wylee?

The median living Wylee is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 600 people named Wylee are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Wylee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 13 #8,333 28 #3,943
2024 15 #7,576 29 #3,890
2023 11 #9,571 18 #5,457
2022 14 #8,007 20 #5,006
2021 14 #8,005 19 #5,100
2020 8 #12,087 18 #5,217
2019 15 #7,698 14 #6,393
2018 8 #12,406 25 #4,217
2017 12 #9,316 22 #4,585
2016 17 #7,215 26 #4,090
2015 12 #9,458 15 #5,978
2014 – – 18 #5,241
2013 5 #19,145 27 #3,858
2012 7 #14,900 16 #5,710
2011 5 #19,447 12 #6,982
2010 – – 11 #7,564
2009 – – 11 #7,670
2008 – – 16 #5,757
2007 5 #20,432 11 #7,562
2006 6 #17,047 13 #6,445
2005 – – 17 #5,028
2004 – – 15 #5,481
2003 – – 8 #8,611
2002 – – 10 #7,026
2001 5 #17,882 5 #12,250
2000 5 #17,553 6 #10,310
1995 – – 5 #10,290
1990 – – 6 #8,087
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Wylee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Wylee?

The median living Wylee is about 9 years old. Half of all living Wylees are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Wylee are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Wylee are alive in the United States, based on 640 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Wylee in 2025?

Wylee ranked #3,943 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Wylee?

640 babies have been named Wylee in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Wylee most popular?

Wylee peaked in 2024, when 44 newborns received the name.

Is Wylee a boy or girl name?

Wylee is used for both: about 28% of babies named Wylee have been girls and 72% boys.

Is the name Wylee rising or falling?

Wylee is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Wylee become more popular?

Wylee is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 boys named Wylee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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