Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wiley

#845 most common boys' name of all time · #1,932 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#845
Rank overall
#1,932 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
18,794
Since 2016
1,809
Peak year
1921 #338
Best rank
#149 1882
Girls Boys peak 309/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Wiley is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 23 165 188 #1,223
2024 23 181 204 #1,156
2023 32 186 218 #1,134
2022 29 179 208 #1,155
2021 25 197 222 #1,076
2020 21 166 187 #1,161
2019 16 157 173 #1,214
2018 11 121 132 #1,443
2017 21 122 143 #1,422
2016 8 126 134 #1,390
2015 15 135 150 #1,307
2014 10 120 130 #1,404
2013 16 117 133 #1,421
2012 12 111 123 #1,462
2011 9 87 96 #1,703
2010 103 103 #1,552
2009 7 99 106 #1,605
2008 7 98 105 #1,604
2007 77 77 #1,861
2006 5 101 106 #1,502
2005 9 87 96 #1,585
2004 75 75 #1,702
2003 6 77 83 #1,630
2002 66 66 #1,744
2001 7 61 68 #1,817
2000 54 54 #1,924
1999 48 48 #1,995
1998 57 57 #1,768
1997 6 54 60 #1,773
1996 56 56 #1,690
1995 45 45 #1,888
1994 45 45 #1,868
1993 5 52 57 #1,680
1992 51 51 #1,678
1991 66 66 #1,398
1990 60 60 #1,452
1989 56 56 #1,477
1988 54 54 #1,427
1987 41 41 #1,656
1986 43 43 #1,536
1985 63 63 #1,181
1984 52 52 #1,280
1983 38 38 #1,562
1982 64 64 #1,142
1981 53 53 #1,259
1980 64 64 #1,133
1979 61 61 #1,155
1978 56 56 #1,187
1977 64 64 #1,080
1976 66 66 #1,019
1975 49 49 #1,208
1974 68 68 #993
1973 68 68 #978
1972 78 78 #905
1971 95 95 #829
1970 95 95 #826
1969 92 92 #804
1968 94 94 #766
1967 116 116 #690
1966 111 111 #704
1965 125 125 #663
1964 118 118 #711
1963 125 125 #693
1962 111 111 #728
1961 119 119 #699
1960 136 136 #671
1959 158 158 #616
1958 128 128 #670
1957 168 168 #594
1956 180 180 #566
1955 5 171 176 #565
1954 166 166 #573
1953 7 191 198 #507
1952 191 191 #505
1951 176 176 #514
1950 5 206 211 #465
1949 205 205 #462
1948 5 260 265 #416
1947 229 229 #442
1946 186 186 #470
1945 193 193 #429
1944 240 240 #390
1943 225 225 #410
1942 5 206 211 #426
1941 222 222 #386
1940 7 213 220 #392
1939 208 208 #392
1938 235 235 #363
1937 223 223 #362
1936 6 256 262 #341
1935 286 286 #324
1934 224 224 #364
1933 216 216 #368
1932 5 233 238 #364
1931 227 227 #372
1930 212 212 #395
1929 230 230 #378
1928 6 263 269 #354
1927 253 253 #368
1926 9 258 267 #365
1925 245 245 #381
1924 238 238 #393
1923 290 290 #346
1922 6 277 283 #354
1921 5 304 309 #338
1920 263 263 #369
1919 234 234 #379
1918 240 240 #385
1917 255 255 #350
1916 177 177 #421
1915 212 212 #368
1914 143 143 #397
1913 156 156 #325
1912 112 112 #367
1911 74 74 #315
1910 73 73 #285
1909 68 68 #269
1908 71 71 #250
1907 58 58 #273
1906 46 46 #302
1905 52 52 #274
1904 61 61 #240
1903 52 52 #253
1902 57 57 #247
1901 64 64 #212
1900 61 61 #263
1899 50 50 #236
1898 51 51 #245
1897 59 59 #219
1896 62 62 #230
1895 61 61 #223
1894 63 63 #211
1893 50 50 #246
1892 69 69 #211
1891 51 51 #224
1890 60 60 #214
1889 73 73 #184
1888 64 64 #219
1887 66 66 #188
1886 49 49 #243
1885 76 76 #175
1884 80 80 #176
1883 72 72 #173
1882 92 92 #149
1881 76 76 #161
1880 78 78 #170