Holding steady.
Popularity of Wilkie since 1914
Babies named Wilkie per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 33 |
| 1920s | 12 | 50 |
| 1930s | 0 | 35 |
| 1940s | 0 | 143 |
| 1950s | 0 | 39 |
| 1960s | 0 | 24 |
| 1970s | 0 | 16 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Wilkie is a rare Scottish diminutive that has never found wide usage in the United States. First recorded in 1914, it reached its modest peak in 1940, a year when fewer than 10 baby boys received the name. Since then, its trajectory has been stable but extremely thin, with occasional years seeing no recorded births at all. The name's top recorded states are none, as it has never been concentrated enough to appear in any state's top lists. Wilkie remains a distinctive choice, most familiar as a surname or as a familiar form of William in Scottish tradition.
Wilkie is a Scottish diminutive of William, often arising from the medieval given name Wilkin (a pet form of William with the suffix -kin). It may also be a transferred use of the Scottish surname Wilkie, which itself derives from the given name. The name has been in use as a given name since at least the early 20th century, but it has never been common and remains rare.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Wil
Variants: Wilky
Sibling names for Wilkie
Names that share Wilkie's style, for a brother or sister.
