Wesley
#1,911 for girls in 2025, 101 births · #52 for boys in 2025, 5,578 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 5,578 births
- Debut · boys
- 123 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 247,713since 1880
Wesley over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,911 | 101 | #52 | 5,578 |
| 2024 | #2,178 | 87 | #58 | 5,162 |
| 2023 | #1,780 | 114 | #69 | 4,555 |
| 2022 | #1,638 | 129 | #70 | 4,668 |
| 2021 | #1,577 | 133 | #85 | 4,216 |
| 2020 | #1,965 | 96 | #98 | 3,706 |
| 2019 | #2,651 | 65 | #99 | 3,764 |
| 2018 | #2,217 | 83 | #105 | 3,628 |
| 2017 | #2,779 | 61 | #111 | 3,577 |
| 2016 | #2,697 | 64 | #117 | 3,429 |
| 2015 | #3,533 | 44 | #126 | 3,233 |
| 2014 | #3,486 | 45 | #130 | 3,143 |
| 2013 | #5,013 | 27 | #139 | 2,837 |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 | #155 | 2,649 |
| 2011 | #4,353 | 33 | #156 | 2,476 |
| 2010 | #5,977 | 22 | #159 | 2,431 |
| 2009 | #5,097 | 28 | #176 | 2,211 |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | #193 | 2,067 |
| 2007 | #4,380 | 34 | #195 | 2,064 |
| 2006 | #5,233 | 26 | #190 | 2,103 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #189 | 2,113 |
| 2004 | #3,898 | 36 | #184 | 2,108 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | #184 | 2,123 |
| 2002 | #6,129 | 18 | #183 | 2,051 |
| 2001 | #5,822 | 19 | #184 | 2,028 |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | #171 | 2,216 |
| 1999 | #3,895 | 30 | #168 | 2,207 |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | #152 | 2,242 |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | #144 | 2,358 |
| 1996 | #2,849 | 42 | #137 | 2,616 |
| 1995 | #2,788 | 43 | #129 | 2,798 |
| 1994 | #3,372 | 33 | #118 | 3,031 |
| 1993 | #2,289 | 56 | #113 | 3,172 |
| 1992 | #2,386 | 54 | #111 | 3,239 |
| 1991 | #2,790 | 42 | #106 | 3,267 |
| 1990 | #2,571 | 46 | #107 | 3,316 |
| 1989 | #2,147 | 57 | #98 | 3,457 |
| 1988 | #2,032 | 58 | #92 | 3,478 |
| 1987 | #2,098 | 52 | #92 | 3,244 |
| 1986 | #2,003 | 54 | #96 | 3,043 |
| 1985 | #2,172 | 48 | #94 | 3,043 |
| 1984 | #2,018 | 50 | #101 | 2,799 |
| 1983 | #2,360 | 40 | #101 | 2,788 |
| 1982 | #2,115 | 48 | #98 | 3,031 |
| 1981 | #2,774 | 32 | #99 | 3,040 |
| 1980 | #2,278 | 43 | #95 | 3,165 |
| 1979 | #2,387 | 39 | #89 | 3,237 |
| 1978 | #2,516 | 34 | #83 | 3,306 |
| 1977 | #2,715 | 30 | #66 | 4,302 |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | #119 | 2,147 |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | #158 | 1,531 |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 | #165 | 1,467 |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 | #158 | 1,554 |
| 1972 | #2,903 | 23 | #154 | 1,690 |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | #151 | 1,959 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 | #152 | 2,059 |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | #157 | 1,861 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #165 | 1,642 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #167 | 1,587 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #157 | 1,803 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #160 | 1,860 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #162 | 1,969 |
| 1963 | #2,864 | 19 | #157 | 2,100 |
| 1962 | #2,668 | 21 | #162 | 1,963 |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 | #163 | 2,002 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #164 | 2,020 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | #160 | 2,000 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #160 | 1,954 |
| 1957 | #2,651 | 19 | #160 | 1,993 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #157 | 2,004 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #151 | 1,925 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 | #155 | 1,844 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 | #159 | 1,733 |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #165 | 1,594 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #171 | 1,500 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #165 | 1,527 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #166 | 1,406 |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 | #169 | 1,336 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #163 | 1,459 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #167 | 1,248 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #162 | 1,107 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #159 | 1,169 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | #155 | 1,267 |
| 1942 | #1,981 | 19 | #155 | 1,253 |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | #158 | 1,091 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #152 | 1,129 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #146 | 1,113 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #150 | 1,074 |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | #146 | 1,065 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #145 | 1,061 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | #148 | 1,040 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #142 | 1,118 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #147 | 1,030 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #144 | 1,135 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #143 | 1,115 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #142 | 1,186 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #143 | 1,182 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #143 | 1,181 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #134 | 1,324 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #131 | 1,320 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #135 | 1,265 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #131 | 1,347 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #125 | 1,379 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #127 | 1,287 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #127 | 1,332 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #129 | 1,244 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #135 | 1,099 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #137 | 1,145 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #136 | 1,014 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #135 | 1,026 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #133 | 990 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #131 | 789 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #133 | 585 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #134 | 485 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #131 | 261 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | #152 | 209 |
| 1909 | — | #136 | 197 | |
| 1908 | — | #135 | 185 | |
| 1907 | — | #125 | 191 | |
| 1906 | — | #135 | 155 | |
| 1905 | — | #123 | 174 | |
| 1904 | — | #127 | 166 | |
| 1903 | — | #126 | 153 | |
| 1902 | — | #133 | 145 | |
| 1901 | — | #115 | 146 | |
| 1900 | — | #127 | 181 | |
| 1899 | — | #134 | 119 | |
| 1898 | — | #123 | 151 | |
| 1897 | — | #134 | 121 | |
| 1896 | — | #120 | 145 | |
| 1895 | — | #112 | 156 | |
| 1894 | — | #113 | 149 | |
| 1893 | — | #119 | 136 | |
| 1892 | — | #120 | 142 | |
| 1891 | — | #120 | 115 | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #117 | 131 |
| 1889 | — | #144 | 101 | |
| 1888 | — | #113 | 147 | |
| 1887 | — | #116 | 115 | |
| 1886 | — | #120 | 121 | |
| 1885 | — | #128 | 108 | |
| 1884 | — | #121 | 120 | |
| 1883 | — | #122 | 104 | |
| 1882 | — | #101 | 145 | |
| 1881 | — | #117 | 102 | |
| 1880 | — | #109 | 123 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wesley was already there! It came in at #109, and was given to 123 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1894, when fewer than 150 boys a year got the name.
See more about Wesley
- 6 spots since 2024 (#58 → #52)
- 46 spots since 2020 (#98 → #52)
- 74 spots since 2015 (#126 → #52)
- Biggest jump: 53 spots in 1977 (#119 → #66)
- Biggest drop: 31 spots in 1889 (#113 → #144)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #52 (5,578 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 2019–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 306 boys born in 2025 were named Wesley (0.33%)
- 12.6% of all boys named Wesley (31,167) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,186 | #101 (1882) | #119 |
| 1890s | 1,365 | #112 (1895) | #121 |
| 1900s | 1,693 | #115 (1901) | #128 |
| 1910s | 7,603 | #131 (1914) | #136 |
| 1920s | 12,861 | #125 (1923) | #133 |
| 1930s | 10,937 | #142 (1930) | #145 |
| 1940s | 12,465 | #152 (1940) | #161 |
| 1950s | 18,074 | #151 (1955) | #160 |
| 1960s | 18,807 | #157 (1963) | #161 |
| 1970s | 23,252 | #66 (1977) | #130 |
| 1980s | 31,088 | #92 (1988) | #97 |
| 1990s | 28,246 | #106 (1991) | #129 |
| 2000s | 21,084 | #171 (2000) | #185 |
| 2010s | 31,167 | #99 (2019) | #130 |
| 2020s | 27,885 | #52 (2025) | #72 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wesley in 1954
Top girls' names in 1954
Top boys' names in 1954
More about 1954
girls
1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 149,378 of them was named Wesley, which outranked 52.3% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,019Wilhelmenia14
- #3,019Zada14
- #3,019Zenda14
- #3,157Wesley13
- #3,157Aggie13
- #3,157Aleatha13
- #3,157Alejandra13
- #3,325Abbey12
- #3,325Adair12
- #3,325Adena12
Tied with 167 names at #3,157; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 1,106 of them was named Wesley, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
- ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
- ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
- ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
- ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.