Wiley

Wiley is a male given name: 99% of people named Wiley are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 17,043 male / 214 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Wiley

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Wiley," in English, "Guten Tag Wiley," in German. Wiley is a male given name: about 99% of people named Wiley are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Wiley,

German

Guten Tag Wiley,

French

Bonjour Wiley,

Spanish

Estimado/a Wiley:

Chinese

Wiley您好：

Japanese

Wiley様

English

Hi Wiley,

German

Hi Wiley,

French

Salut Wiley,

Spanish

Hola Wiley,

Chinese

Wiley你好：

Japanese

Wileyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Wiley by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	99%

United States birth data

17,043 male · 214 female · 17,257 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 95% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Wiley a male or female name?

Wiley is a male given name: 99% of people named Wiley are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Wiley in an email?

Is Wiley a unisex name?

Wiley is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Wiley are men. Wiley leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Wiley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wiley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_wiley,
  title  = {Is Wiley a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wiley},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}