Unisex name · since 1976
Weslee
Weslee has 1,233 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,588 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,233
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Weslee is the #2588 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,233 recorded since 1976.
Weslee has 1,233 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2588 as of the latest data, more common than 81% 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.
- #4,496 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,588 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,233 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Weslee ranks #4,496 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,588 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,233 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,588 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,233
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Weslee's 1,233 recorded births place it above 90.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Weslee compares
1,233 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Weslee's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Weslee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,233 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Weslee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Weslee splits its recorded history at 2001: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Weslee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Currently ranks #2588 among boys.
1,233 total births across 50 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 54 births in a single year.
Weslee popularity over time - girls
283 total births recorded since 1980 (Weslee as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Weslee accounts for 19% of total recorded use across both genders.
Weslee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (364 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Weslee's strongest decade.
364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Weslee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
178 births
- 2000s
2000s
275 births
- 2010s
2010s
364 births
- 2020s
2020s
279 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 364 births (30% of all-time use).
Weslee decade highlights
- Peak decade 364 births
- Runner-up 279 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Weslee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Weslee's total volume
Weslee by state
Where Weslee concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 27 | 2.2% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
30 of 1,233 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 2.4% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.2% of nationwide
- California 0.8% of nationwide
- Florida 0.4% of nationwide
- Indiana 0.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 2.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Weslee's data
- Weslee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (364 total births) through the 2020s (279) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Weslees (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Weslee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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 Weslee 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.
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