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 1973
Top girls' names in 1973
Top boys' names in 1973
More about 1973
girls
1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 81,012 of them was named Wesley, which outranked 64.5% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,342Vena19
- #3,342Veronika19
- #3,342Virgie19
- #3,481Wesley18
- #3,481Abena18
- #3,481Alona18
- #3,481Amada18
- #3,635Alicea17
- #3,635Alise17
- #3,635Alnisa17
Tied with 153 names at #3,481; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,003 of them was named Wesley, which outranked 97.3% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
- ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
- ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
- ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
- ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.