Wesley Boy
How popular is Wesley?
#52 boy name in 2025
5,578 baby boys were named Wesley in the US in 2025, making it the 52nd most popular boy name. Another 101 girls got the name (#1,911 for girls).
Wesley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #52 for boys (▲ 6 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5,578 boys, 101 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+73% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #126 in 2015, #98 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (5,578 boys) |
| Highest rank | #52 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wesley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wesley family of names ranked #62 for boys in 2025 (#66 the year before), with 5,642 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Wesley is most popular
Babies named Wesley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 12.7 per 1,000 (80 boys)
- Maine: 9.5 per 1,000 (184 boys)
- New Hampshire: 9.4 per 1,000 (208 boys)
- Wyoming: 8.5 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Rhode Island: 6.8 per 1,000 (111 boys)
Wesley by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,186 | #101 |
| 1890s | 1,365 | #112 |
| 1900s | 1,693 | #115 |
| 1910s | 7,603 | #131 |
| 1920s | 12,861 | #125 |
| 1930s | 10,937 | #142 |
| 1940s | 12,465 | #152 |
| 1950s | 18,074 | #151 |
| 1960s | 18,807 | #157 |
| 1970s | 23,252 | #66 |
| 1980s | 31,088 | #92 |
| 1990s | 28,246 | #106 |
| 2000s | 21,084 | #171 |
| 2010s | 31,167 | #99 |
| 2020s | 27,885 | #52 |
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Questions
- Is Wesley a boy or girl name?
- Wesley is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Wesley were boys.
- How popular is the name Wesley?
- 5,578 baby boys were named Wesley in the US in 2025, making it the 52nd most popular boy name. Another 101 girls got the name (#1,911 for girls).
- When was Wesley most popular?
- Wesley peaked in 2025, when 5,578 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #52 in 2025.
- How many people are named Wesley?
- 250,969 babies have been named Wesley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 196,485 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Wesley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wesley was most common in Vermont, at 12.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.