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Wylie

Wylie means "Cunning or water meadow", according to etymological references. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. In total, about 5,233 American babies have carried this name since 1900.

EtymologyVariant of Wiley
Etymology"Cunning" or "water meadow"
Births by decade
1900s
116
1910s
406
1920s
554
1930s
532
1940s
481
1950s
390
1960s
318
1970s
299
1980s
252
1990s
361
2000s
673
2010s
851
Peaked in the 2010s · 5,233 total U.S. births since 1900