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Wesley name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Wesley ranks #52 in male records (5,578 reported) and #1,926 in female records (101 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Wesley becoming more popular?

Wesley's reported male count increased by 416 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #58 to #52. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Wesley in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for WesleyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,5780201620252016: 64 female records2017: 61 female records2018: 83 female records2019: 65 female records2020: 96 female records2021: 133 female records2022: 129 female records2023: 114 female records2024: 87 female records2025: 101 female records2016: 3,429 male records2017: 3,577 male records2018: 3,628 male records2019: 3,764 male records2020: 3,706 male records2021: 4,216 male records2022: 4,668 male records2023: 4,555 male records2024: 5,162 male records2025: 5,578 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251011,9265,57852
2024872,2015,16258
20231141,7914,55570
20221291,6474,66870
20211331,5834,21685
2020961,9763,70698
2019652,6793,76499
2018832,2363,628105
2017612,8133,577111
2016642,7363,429117

Questions about Wesley’s popularity

How common is Wesley in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Wesley ranks #52 in male records (5,578 reported) and #1,926 in female records (101 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Wesley?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Wesley only.

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