Wesson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Wes; patronymic surname form.
Babies a year
241
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#919
up from #949
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Wesson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #997 |
| 2017 | #891 |
| 2018 | #915 |
| 2019 | #916 |
| 2020 | #850 |
| 2021 | #799 |
| 2022 | #923 |
| 2023 | #949 |
| 2024 | #949 |
| 2025 | #919 |
Wesson by the numbers
Wesson was given to 241 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wesson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Westonwestern town3,647 in the US (2017)
- Wilsonson of William, resolute protector402 in the US (2017)
- Westinfrom the western settlement263 in the US (2017)
- Watsonson of Walter; patronymic surname197 in the US (2017)
- Westynfrom the western settlement; a modern respelling of Westin174 in the US (2017)
- Westenfrom the western settlement; a modern respelling of Westin77 in the US (2017)
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