Wes vs Westley

Side-by-side comparison of Wes and Westley - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Wes

Boy name · Rank #743

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Name B

Westley

Boy name · Rank #656

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Metric Wes Westley
Current Rank #743 #656
Total Births (all years) 6,786 10,119
Peak Year 2025 2025
Peak Year Births 376 453
Peak Decade 2020s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1887

Births by Decade

Decade Wes Westley
1880s 23 5
1890s - 39
1900s - 77
1910s 19 177
1920s 39 251
1930s 51 200
1940s 160 274
1950s 485 343
1960s 1,110 382
1970s 571 682
1980s 392 1,371
1990s 228 1,198
2000s 480 809
2010s 1,397 2,007
2020s 1,831 2,304

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wes Westley
2014 122 174
2015 143 200
2016 160 239
2017 180 262
2018 191 291
2019 217 291
2020 216 325
2021 268 340
2022 315 367
2023 310 400
2024 346 419
2025 376 453

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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