Wesley
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning western meadow.
Babies a year
3,607
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#52
up from #58
UK popularity
#539
72 babies · up from #545
How Wesley has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #126 |
| 2016 | #117 |
| 2017 | #111 |
| 2018 | #105 |
| 2019 | #99 |
| 2020 | #98 |
| 2021 | #85 |
| 2022 | #70 |
| 2023 | #69 |
| 2024 | #58 |
| 2025 | #52 |
In 2025, 72 babies in England and Wales were named Wesley. In the US, 3,607 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Wesley was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.17% of American babies of that sex.
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