US rank #6411 Boys' name Peak 2023 80 births

Wensley — #6411 US boys' name

80 babies named Wensley in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s242020s56
#6411
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 55% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Wensley was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

17 babies were named Wensley in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wensley

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Wensley between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wensley currently holds the #6411 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wensley performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wensley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wensley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wensley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 80 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wensley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

80

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2023

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,411

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wensley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
17
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5101520 202420232022202120202018201720152014 6

Wensley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
56 births that decade — 70% of Wensley's all-time total
2010s242020s56

Wensley by state

Where Wensley concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wensley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 12.5%
Florida share of Wensley's total US births 12.5%

10 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wensley?
80 babies have been named Wensley since 2014. It currently ranks #6411 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 17 births.
When was Wensley most popular?
Wensley was most popular in the 2020s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Wensley most popular?
The top states for the name Wensley are Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Wensley been used?
Wensley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wensley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wendell, Wendall, Wendel, Wendy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.