NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

West Boys

The U.S. popularity history of West: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 3,692 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
3,692
Peak year
2025 #1255
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
+47.9%

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

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
201161#2172
201274#1940
201378#1850
201460#2254
201576#1930
201672#2008
201780#1859
201882#1853
201998#1657
202081#1847
202190#1783
2022130#1420
202387#1850
2024145#1331
2025159#1255

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

Where {name} was most used in 2025

CA
27
TX
20
TN
7
WA
7
NY
6
GA
6

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