Wiley is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Wiley means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Wiley across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Wiley has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Wiley is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “from the tricky river, or willow”. An English surname, also read as the word wily.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 18,794 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 14 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Wiley per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1921 (309/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (4/yr).
Wiley has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1921, when it ranked #718 nationally (given to 309 babies that year).
Willie · Will · Willow · Willa
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