Gender: Mostly Boy
Meaning: Resolute protector, determined guardian
Origin: Germanic/English
Popularity: Ranked #1158 in 2024 with 180 babies born.
History: Wiley surged in the 2020s. Wiley Post was a legendary American aviator — the first to fly solo around the world. The frontier associations run deep. Wiley means American aviation courage.
Similar names: wil, will, willa, willie, willy, widley, wild, willoh
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Wiley? About 1 in 16,397 babies born in 2024 were named Wiley, or roughly 0.6 per day in the United States.
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