Wesley

Given to 250,969 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +43% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#1911
recorded as girls
#52
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
5,679
girls 101 · boys 5,578
Peak year
2025
5,578 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
250,969
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Wesley was most popular in 2025, when 5,578 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,578 babies were named Wesley, ranking #52 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 43%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Wesley was most popular in 2025, when 5,578 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,578 babies were named Wesley, ranking #52 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 43%.012341880192019602000Peak 2025

Wesley was most popular in 2025, when 5,578 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,578 babies were named Wesley, ranking #52 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 43%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 101 1911 5,578 52
2024 87 2178 5,162 58
2023 114 1780 4,555 69
2022 129 1638 4,668 70
2021 133 1577 4,216 85
2020 96 1965 3,706 98
2019 65 2651 3,764 99
2018 83 2217 3,628 105
2017 61 2779 3,577 111
2016 64 2697 3,429 117
2015 44 3533 3,233 126
2014 45 3486 3,143 130
2013 27 5013 2,837 139
2012 28 4957 2,649 155
2011 33 4353 2,476 156
2010 22 5977 2,431 159
2009 28 5097 2,211 176
2008 17 7408 2,067 193
2007 34 4380 2,064 195
2006 26 5233 2,103 190
2005 16 7138 2,113 189
2004 36 3898 2,108 184
2003 30 4307 2,123 184
2002 18 6129 2,051 183
2001 19 5822 2,028 184
2000 17 6208 2,216 171
1999 30 3895 2,207 168
1998 23 4636 2,242 152
1997 30 3716 2,358 144
1996 42 2849 2,616 137
1995 43 2788 2,798 129
1994 33 3372 3,031 118
1993 56 2289 3,172 113
1992 54 2386 3,239 111
1991 42 2790 3,267 106
1990 46 2571 3,316 107
1989 57 2147 3,457 98
1988 58 2032 3,478 92
1987 52 2098 3,244 92
1986 54 2003 3,043 96
1985 48 2172 3,043 94
1984 50 2018 2,799 101
1983 40 2360 2,788 101
1982 48 2115 3,031 98
1981 32 2774 3,040 99
1980 43 2278 3,165 95
1979 39 2387 3,237 89
1978 34 2516 3,306 83
1977 30 2715 4,302 66
1976 23 3095 2,147 119
1975 22 3155 1,531 158
1974 23 3008 1,467 165
1973 18 3481 1,554 158
1972 23 2903 1,690 154
1971 21 3166 1,959 151
1970 21 3110 2,059 152
1969 18 3199 1,861 157
1968 18 3057 1,642 165
1967 15 3340 1,587 167
1966 10 4198 1,803 157
1965 10 4202 1,860 160
1964 15 3379 1,969 162
1963 19 2864 2,100 157
1962 21 2668 1,963 162
1961 14 3460 2,002 163
1960 10 4184 2,020 164
1959 16 2980 2,000 160
1958 9 4193 1,954 160
1957 19 2651 1,993 160
1956 13 3321 2,004 157
1955 10 3778 1,925 151
1954 13 3157 1,844 155
1953 18 2516 1,733 159
1952 12 3201 1,594 165
1951 16 2577 1,500 171
1950 7 4315 1,527 165
1949 16 2514 1,406 166
1948 19 2255 1,336 169
1947 12 3061 1,459 163
1946 14 2597 1,248 167
1945 12 2598 1,107 162
1944 8 3378 1,169 159
1943 16 2251 1,267 155
1942 19 1981 1,253 155
1941 17 2018 1,091 158
1940 16 2029 1,129 152
1939 9 2922 1,113 146
1938 6 3847 1,074 150
1937 15 2101 1,065 146
1936 12 2386 1,061 145
1935 13 2305 1,040 148
1934 14 2187 1,118 142
1933 7 3406 1,030 147
1932 12 2490 1,135 144
1931 15 2105 1,115 143
1930 15 2202 1,186 142
1929 10 2921 1,182 143
1928 16 2194 1,181 143
1927 8 3561 1,324 134
1926 10 3046 1,320 131
1925 12 2778 1,265 135
1924 10 3144 1,347 131
1923 12 2732 1,379 125
1922 10 3152 1,287 127
1921 9 3400 1,332 127
1920 12 2731 1,244 129
1919 9 3219 1,099 135
1918 17 2102 1,145 137
1917 9 3092 1,014 136
1916 7 3552 1,026 135
1915 8 3134 990 133
1914 7 2876 789 131
1913 9 2164 585 133
1912 6 2634 485 134
1911 5 2463 261 131
1910 7 1935 209 152
1909 <5 — 197 136
1908 <5 — 185 135
1907 <5 — 191 125
1906 <5 — 155 135
1905 <5 — 174 123
1904 <5 — 166 127
1903 <5 — 153 126
1902 <5 — 145 133
1901 <5 — 146 115
1900 <5 — 181 127
1899 <5 — 119 134
1898 <5 — 151 123
1897 <5 — 121 134
1896 <5 — 145 120
1895 <5 — 156 112
1894 <5 — 149 113
1893 <5 — 136 119
1892 <5 — 142 120
1891 <5 — 115 120
1890 5 1338 131 117
1889 <5 — 101 144
1888 <5 — 147 113
1887 <5 — 115 116
1886 <5 — 121 120
1885 <5 — 108 128
1884 <5 — 120 121
1883 <5 — 104 122
1882 <5 — 145 101
1881 <5 — 102 117
1880 <5 — 123 109

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Other spellings

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Where Wesley is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years