First Name WILEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WILEY is ranked as the 2040th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 10,396.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 3.26 people named WILEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 83% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named WILEY is 8,162.
  • The SSA data also shows that WILEY is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names WILEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 10,396 +/-3.5%
  • National Rank 2,040
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 3.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 8,162
  • National Rank 2,367
  • Percentile Rank 97.44%
  • Proportion/100k 2.56

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WILEY is 74.4% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 19.7% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WILEY have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WILEY is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WILEY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.4% 63.9% 10.5%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 19.7% 12.3% 7.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WILEY is Texas where 1,732 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WILEY, as 12.83 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • North Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 10 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 22 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WILEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 210 1.63 94.6% Indiana 110 1.67 92.1% Iowa 50 1.6 90.6% Kansas 28 0.97 78.5% Michigan 227 2.29 97.1% Minnesota 70 1.28 92.8% Missouri 253 8.44 94.5% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 148 1.28 93.6% South Dakota 9 1.04 51.5% Wisconsin 34 0.58 88.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WILEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 210 1.63 94.6%
Indiana 110 1.67 92.1%
Iowa 50 1.6 90.6%
Kansas 28 0.97 78.5%
Michigan 227 2.29 97.1%
Minnesota 70 1.28 92.8%
Missouri 253 8.44 94.5%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 148 1.28 93.6%
South Dakota 9 1.04 51.5%
Wisconsin 34 0.58 88.7%
West State Statistics First-Names WILEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 42 0.63 81.5% California 835 2.15 97.6% Colorado 81 1.51 88.9% Hawaii 12 0.85 70.3% Idaho 23 1.43 73.5% Montana 16 1.53 66.4% Nevada 46 1.62 83.1% New Mexico 69 3.31 84.1% Oregon 51 1.29 84.6% Utah 25 0.84 74.2% Washington 159 2.26 94.9% Wyoming 9 1.6 53.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WILEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 42 0.63 81.5%
California 835 2.15 97.6%
Colorado 81 1.51 88.9%
Hawaii 12 0.85 70.3%
Idaho 23 1.43 73.5%
Montana 16 1.53 66.4%
Nevada 46 1.62 83.1%
New Mexico 69 3.31 84.1%
Oregon 51 1.29 84.6%
Utah 25 0.84 74.2%
Washington 159 2.26 94.9%
Wyoming 9 1.6 53.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WILEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 84.9% Maine 20 1.53 70.3% Massachusetts 12 0.18 54.6% New Hampshire 19 1.41 71.6% New Jersey 52 0.58 84.1% New York 156 0.79 94.7% Pennsylvania 125 0.98 93.0% Rhode Island 9 0.86 57.9% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WILEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 84.9%
Maine 20 1.53 70.3%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 54.6%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 71.6%
New Jersey 52 0.58 84.1%
New York 156 0.79 94.7%
Pennsylvania 125 0.98 93.0%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 57.9%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names WILEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 316 6.51 95.7% Arkansas 147 4.97 92.3% Delaware 7 0.76 73.1% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.4% Florida 741 3.73 98.3% Georgia 747 7.4 97.7% Kentucky 117 2.64 91.1% Louisiana 295 6.34 95.0% Maryland 109 1.82 93.3% Mississippi 253 8.44 94.5% North Carolina 1,276 12.83 98.6% Oklahoma 214 5.51 93.3% South Carolina 99 2.04 91.3% Tennessee 325 4.96 96.0% Texas 1,732 6.42 98.7% Virginia 236 2.83 95.1% West Virginia 18 0.98 68.6%

South States
State stats for the first name WILEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 316 6.51 95.7%
Arkansas 147 4.97 92.3%
Delaware 7 0.76 73.1%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.4%
Florida 741 3.73 98.3%
Georgia 747 7.4 97.7%
Kentucky 117 2.64 91.1%
Louisiana 295 6.34 95.0%
Maryland 109 1.82 93.3%
Mississippi 253 8.44 94.5%
North Carolina 1,276 12.83 98.6%
Oklahoma 214 5.51 93.3%
South Carolina 99 2.04 91.3%
Tennessee 325 4.96 96.0%
Texas 1,732 6.42 98.7%
Virginia 236 2.83 95.1%
West Virginia 18 0.98 68.6%
 

Full Names with WILEY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WILEY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WILEY.

The most popular full name is WILEY Smith. 1.52% of all the people named WILEY have this family name.

There are 1291 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WILEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WILEY Smith 1.52%
2 WILEY Jones 1.38%
3 WILEY Davis 1.25%
4 WILEY Williams 0.94%
5 WILEY Johnson 0.85%
6 WILEY Thomas 0.80%
7 WILEY Brown 0.58%
8 WILEY Harris 0.58%
9 WILEY Jackson 0.58%
10 WILEY Lee 0.58%
11 WILEY Hill 0.54%
12 WILEY Thompson 0.54%
13 WILEY King 0.49%
14 WILEY Parker 0.49%
15 WILEY Wilson 0.49%
16 WILEY Hall 0.45%
17 WILEY Wood 0.45%
18 WILEY Rogers 0.40%
19 WILEY Turner 0.40%
20 WILEY White 0.40%