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Wilkie

WIL-kee (English)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 361

Wilkie is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1978 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1940, when 61 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Wilkie Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1970s.

143
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70
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Births named Wilkie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 39
1920s 62
1930s 35
1940s 143
1950s 39
1960s 24
1970s 16

How Popular Is Wilkie?

In 1978, Wilkie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Wilkie Is Used

England & Wales #4,338 3 in 2005
United States #6,016 5 in 1978

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Wilkie

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How to Say Wilkie

  • English WIL-kee

Sibling Names for Wilkie

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Wilkie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Wilkie

How popular is the name Wilkie?

In 1978, Wilkie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Wilkie a girl's or a boy's name?

Wilkie is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Wilkie?

Wilkie has 2 syllables.

When was Wilkie most popular?

Wilkie peaked in 1940, when 61 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.