Wylie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “crafty, sly”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- WY-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (89% of all uses)
Variant of Wiley, from an English and Scottish surname derived from a word meaning 'crafty' or 'cunning'. It is also associated with place and family names.
How popular is Wylie?
Babies named Wylie in 2024225
2024 rank#1,230 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18806,622
Wylie is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Wylie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Wylie questions
What does the name Wylie mean?
Wylie means "crafty, sly". It comes from English. Variant of Wiley, from an English and Scottish surname derived from a word meaning 'crafty' or 'cunning'. It is also associated with place and family names.
Is Wylie a boy or girl name?
Wylie is mainly a boy's name in US records (89% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Wylie?
225 US babies were named Wylie in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Wylie?
Wylie is usually pronounced WY-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.