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Wylie

“Meaning not established”

Boy's name · #1176 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Wylie has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #438 (1887) · 6,073 babies named Wylie all-time · 1 in 10,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 14,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Wylies

• Wylie Stateman — American sound engineer
• Wylie Watson — British actor (1889-1966)
• Wylie Cameron Grant — American tennis player
• Wylie Gibbs — Australian politician
• Wylie Human — South African rugby union footballer

In stories & tradition

• Wylie — Buffalo Dreams

What Wylies become

Among 31 notable people named Wylie:

Athletes appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Wylie Cameron Grant, American tennis player.

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