Wessley vs Wesley

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

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Wessley

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Wesley

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Metric Wessley Wesley
Current Rank Unranked #58
Total Births (all years) 264 242,105
Peak Year 1978 2024
Peak Year Births 11 5,144
Peak Decade 1980ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1926 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wessley Wesley
1880ss — 1,186
1890ss — 1,365
1900ss — 1,693
1910ss — 7,603
1920ss 5 12,861
1930ss 5 10,937
1940ss 5 12,465
1950ss — 18,073
1960ss 17 18,808
1970ss 23 23,253
1980ss 70 31,090
1990ss 64 28,246
2000ss 52 21,082
2010ss 16 31,162
2020ss 7 22,281

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wessley Wesley
2014 5 3,142
2015 — 3,232
2016 — 3,429
2017 — 3,577
2018 — 3,627
2019 — 3,763
2020 — 3,705
2021 — 4,216
2022 7 4,666
2023 — 4,550
2024 — 5,144

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, 1926–2022.

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