Crafty or from the willow meadow
Wiley has two primary origins: as a nickname for a 'wily' or crafty person, and as a topographic surname referring to a meadow of willow trees. In the latter sense, it derives from the Old English words 'wilig' (willow) and 'leah' (clearing or meadow).
About 165 boys were named Wiley in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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