Boys' name · since 1976
Wesam
Wesam has 371 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,388 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wesam currently ranks #12388 among boys' names in America, with 371 babies recorded since 1976.
Wesam has 371 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12388 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #9,451 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,388 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 371 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wesam ranks #9,451 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,388 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 371 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,388 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wesam's 371 recorded births place it above 79.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Wesam compares
371 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Wesam's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wesam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wesam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wesam splits its recorded history at 2001: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wesam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Wesam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (127 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Wesam's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Wesam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 127 births (34% of all-time use).
Wesam by state
Where Wesam concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
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What to do with Wesam's data
- Wesam's decade-level peak was the 2010s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Wesams (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wesam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Wesam 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.