Unisex name · since 1943
Weslie
Weslie has 628 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,336 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1943
- 2020s
- peak decade
Weslie currently ranks #2336 among unisex names in America, with 628 babies recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Weslie has been recorded 628 times among girls since 1943, currently ranked #2336 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, 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 1943 to 2025.
- #10,247 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,336 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 628 born since 1943
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Weslie ranks #10,247 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,336 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 628 born since 1943, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,336 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 628
- born since 1943
- 2020s
- peak decade
Weslie's 628 recorded births place it above 85.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Weslie compares
628 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Weslie's all-time total is 67% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Weslie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 628 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Weslie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Weslie splits its recorded history at 2001: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Weslie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Weslie popularity over time - boys
395 total births recorded since 1914 (Weslie as boys' name)
Weslie by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (346 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Weslie's strongest decade.
346 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Weslie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 134
2010s
134 births
- 2020s
2020s
346 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 346 births (55% of all-time use).
How Weslie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Weslie's total volume
Weslie by state
Where Weslie concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 29 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 21 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.8% |
29 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Utah records the most Weslies (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Weslie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Weslie 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.