Boys' name · since 2014
Wensley
100 babies named Wensley in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,440 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,376 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 100
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wensley currently ranks #5376 among boys' names in America, with 100 babies recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wensley has been recorded 100 times among boys since 2014, currently ranked #5376 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #17,440 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,376 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 100 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wensley ranks #17,440 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,376 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 100 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,440 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,376 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 100
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wensley's 100 recorded births place it above 61.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Wensley compares
100 26th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wensley's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wensley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 100 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wensley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wensley splits its recorded history at 2021: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wensley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Wensley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (76 births, 76% of the file).
2020s was Wensley's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Wensley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 76 births (76% of all-time use).
Wensley by state
Where Wensley concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 15 | 15.0% |
15 of 100 births nationwide.
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- Florida records the most Wensleys (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wensley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wensley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.