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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 41,161 of them was named Wesley, which outranked 80.1% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,343Tifany40
- #2,343Tonie40
- #2,343Turquoise40
- #2,387Wesley39
- #2,387Annalee39
- #2,387Aura39
- #2,387Becki39
- #2,430Aaliyah38
- #2,430Aleasha38
- #2,430Alejandrina38
Tied with 42 names at #2,387; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 532 of them was named Wesley, which outranked 98.7% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.