West

Given to 3,720 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +54% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#10,917

recorded as girls

205 since 2024

#1,252

recorded as boys

72 since 2024

Babies in 2025

167

girls 8 · boys 159

Peak year

1886

21 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

3,720

since 1880

Born a West? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

West was most popular in 1886, when 21 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.19 per 1,000). In 2025, 159 babies were named West, ranking #1252 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 54%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10,917	159	1,252
2024	8	11,122	145	1,324
2023	<5	—	87	1,832
2022	7	12,243	130	1,414
2021	<5	—	90	1,770
2020	<5	—	81	1,833
2019	5	15,539	98	1,652
2018	<5	—	82	1,838
2017	<5	—	80	1,844
2016	<5	—	72	1,991
2015	<5	—	76	1,910
2014	<5	—	60	2,230
2013	<5	—	78	1,827
2012	<5	—	74	1,923
2011	<5	—	61	2,145
2010	<5	—	52	2,402
2009	<5	—	60	2,203
2008	<5	—	42	2,828
2007	<5	—	40	2,920
2006	<5	—	42	2,744
2005	<5	—	25	3,710
2004	<5	—	29	3,285
2003	<5	—	18	4,426
2002	<5	—	10	6,522
2001	<5	—	28	3,143
2000	<5	—	17	4,389
1999	<5	—	22	3,480
1998	<5	—	14	4,650
1997	<5	—	13	4,668
1996	<5	—	22	3,202
1995	<5	—	14	4,280
1994	<5	—	23	3,030
1993	<5	—	20	3,246
1992	<5	—	10	5,236
1991	<5	—	18	3,325
1990	<5	—	17	3,467
1989	<5	—	17	3,325
1988	<5	—	11	4,162
1987	<5	—	12	3,731
1986	<5	—	13	3,440
1985	<5	—	22	2,357
1984	<5	—	15	2,956
1983	<5	—	18	2,577
1982	<5	—	18	2,596
1981	<5	—	24	2,138
1980	<5	—	16	2,831
1979	<5	—	10	3,810
1978	<5	—	12	3,215
1977	<5	—	19	2,361
1976	<5	—	15	2,709
1975	<5	—	7	4,309
1974	<5	—	15	2,549
1973	<5	—	11	3,013
1972	<5	—	16	2,323
1971	<5	—	19	2,126
1970	<5	—	24	1,794
1969	<5	—	17	2,046
1968	<5	—	19	1,836
1967	<5	—	11	2,470
1966	<5	—	15	2,043
1965	<5	—	15	2,084
1964	<5	—	18	1,900
1963	<5	—	10	2,673
1962	<5	—	15	2,117
1961	<5	—	17	1,997
1960	<5	—	14	2,210
1959	<5	—	16	2,033
1958	<5	—	19	1,838
1957	<5	—	17	1,952
1956	<5	—	18	1,886
1955	<5	—	16	1,979
1954	<5	—	12	2,316
1953	<5	—	19	1,765
1952	<5	—	21	1,665
1951	<5	—	18	1,774
1950	<5	—	15	1,941
1949	<5	—	19	1,702
1948	<5	—	12	2,218
1947	<5	—	15	1,988
1946	<5	—	13	2,030
1945	<5	—	22	1,406
1944	<5	—	14	1,890
1943	<5	—	16	1,833
1942	<5	—	16	1,799
1941	<5	—	15	1,821
1940	<5	—	11	2,179
1939	<5	—	18	1,578
1938	<5	—	18	1,613
1937	<5	—	7	2,905
1936	<5	—	18	1,587
1935	<5	—	16	1,757
1934	<5	—	17	1,725
1933	<5	—	17	1,707
1932	<5	—	19	1,651
1931	<5	—	17	1,770
1930	<5	—	18	1,753
1929	<5	—	17	1,848
1928	<5	—	21	1,647
1927	<5	—	36	1,198
1926	<5	—	26	1,432
1925	<5	—	29	1,360
1924	<5	—	28	1,414
1923	<5	—	15	2,123
1922	<5	—	27	1,434
1921	<5	—	26	1,475
1920	<5	—	29	1,348
1919	<5	—	30	1,297
1918	<5	—	29	1,313
1917	<5	—	21	1,587
1916	<5	—	23	1,459
1915	<5	—	21	1,505
1914	<5	—	19	1,388
1913	<5	—	28	930
1912	<5	—	20	1,023
1911	<5	—	14	896
1910	<5	—	19	677
1909	<5	—	12	840
1908	<5	—	8	1,021
1907	<5	—	12	778
1906	<5	—	9	852
1905	<5	—	13	666
1904	<5	—	13	647
1903	<5	—	9	783
1902	<5	—	12	651
1901	<5	—	11	637
1900	<5	—	13	699
1899	<5	—	8	786
1898	<5	—	16	523
1897	<5	—	8	787
1896	<5	—	11	674
1895	<5	—	11	640
1894	<5	—	9	730
1893	<5	—	11	615
1892	<5	—	12	597
1891	<5	—	12	524
1890	<5	—	13	533
1889	<5	—	7	789
1888	<5	—	12	580
1887	<5	—	9	631
1886	<5	—	21	383
1885	<5	—	10	604
1884	<5	—	19	416
1883	<5	—	11	556
1882	<5	—	11	576
1881	<5	—	15	442
1880	<5	—	13	505