Wesly Boy
How popular is Wesly?
#6,442 boy name in 2025
13 baby boys were named Wesly in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
1,199living people named Wesly (est.)
33median age of people named Wesly
1,439babies named Wesly since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Wesly popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,442 for boys (▲ 4491 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+86% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #9,562 in 2015, #8,062 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (32 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,915 in 1985 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wesly 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.
Wesly by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 29 | #2,510 |
| 1920s | 74 | #2,316 |
| 1930s | 47 | #2,326 |
| 1940s | 48 | #2,355 |
| 1950s | 75 | #2,199 |
| 1960s | 100 | #2,108 |
| 1970s | 127 | #2,270 |
| 1980s | 244 | #1,915 |
| 1990s | 222 | #2,462 |
| 2000s | 249 | #2,878 |
| 2010s | 160 | #4,508 |
| 2020s | 64 | #6,027 |
Boy names about as popular as Wesly
Questions
- Is Wesly a boy or girl name?
- Wesly is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wesly were boys.
- How popular is the name Wesly?
- 13 baby boys were named Wesly in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
- When was Wesly most popular?
- Wesly peaked in 2002, when 32 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,915 in 1985.
- How many people are named Wesly?
- 1,439 babies have been named Wesly in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,199 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
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.