Recorded 1937–1992 Boys' name Peak 1959 27 births

Wesely — boys' name

27 babies named Wesely in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s121980s51990s5
1950s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Wesely was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wesely in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wesely

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Wesely between 1937 and 1992, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wesely currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wesely performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wesely shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wesely 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 27 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.

Wesely at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

27

Since 1937

56 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1937

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1992

Wesely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1937

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19921984195919571937 5

Wesely by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 44% of Wesely's all-time total
1930s51950s121980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wesely?
27 babies have been named Wesely since 1937. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Wesely most popular?
Wesely was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Wesely been used?
Wesely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 56 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Wesely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wesley, Weston, Westley, Westin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1937–1992 (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.