Boy
Wiley
Wiley means "Cunning or water meadow", according to etymological references. It peaked back in the 1920s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.
Old EnglishOld English
Etymology"Cunning" or "water meadow"
Births by decade
1900s
590
1910s
1,676
1920s
2,647
1930s
2,330
1940s
2,195
1950s
1,751
1960s
1,147
1970s
699
1980s
528
1990s
545
2000s
836
2010s
1,011
Peaked in the 1920s · 15,955 total U.S. births since 1900