NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Wesley Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Wesley: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 247,713 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
247,713
Peak year
2025 #52
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
+33.6%

In the 2020s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
20112,476#156
20122,649#155
20132,837#139
20143,143#130
20153,233#126
20163,429#117
20173,577#111
20183,628#105
20193,764#99
20203,706#98
20214,216#85
20224,668#70
20234,555#70
20245,162#58
20255,578#52

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2025

CA
434
TX
409
OH
258
FL
250
NY
249
PA
235

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