Westley Boy
How popular is Westley?
#619 boy name in 2025
453 baby boys were named Westley in the US in 2025, making it the 619th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Westley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #619 for boys (▲ 37 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 453 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+126% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,016 in 2015, #746 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (453 boys) |
| Highest rank | #560 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1887 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Westley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Westley family of names ranked #580 for boys in 2025 (#595 the year before), with 474 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Westley | 453 | 96% |
| Westly | 15 | 3% |
| Westlee | 6 | 1% |
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 Westley is most popular
Babies named Westley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 0.9 per 1,000 (72 boys)
- Idaho: 0.7 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Montana: 0.6 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Washington: 0.6 per 1,000 (91 boys)
- Nebraska: 0.6 per 1,000 (24 boys)
Westley by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #921 |
| 1890s | 39 | #714 |
| 1900s | 77 | #698 |
| 1910s | 177 | #1,117 |
| 1920s | 251 | #1,235 |
| 1930s | 200 | #1,286 |
| 1940s | 274 | #1,014 |
| 1950s | 343 | #1,113 |
| 1960s | 382 | #1,017 |
| 1970s | 682 | #786 |
| 1980s | 1,371 | #560 |
| 1990s | 1,198 | #729 |
| 2000s | 809 | #1,430 |
| 2010s | 2,007 | #786 |
| 2020s | 2,304 | #619 |
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Questions
- Is Westley a boy or girl name?
- Westley is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Westley were boys.
- How popular is the name Westley?
- 453 baby boys were named Westley in the US in 2025, making it the 619th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Westley most popular?
- Westley peaked in 2025, when 453 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #560 in 1988.
- How many people are named Westley?
- 10,184 babies have been named Westley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,961 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Westley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Westley was most common in Oregon, at 0.9 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.