Boys' name · since 1983

Wesner

16 babies named Wesner in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,119 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade

Wesner is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1983.

Social Security Administration records show Wesner recorded 16 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1988.

  • #31,119 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1983
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wesner ranks #31,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.

#31,119 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wesner's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Wesner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Wesner's full recorded timeline at 1984, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Wesner popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 198319841988 6

Wesner by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Wesner's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Wesner births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wesner? ▼
Wesner has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,119 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 6 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
Where does Wesner sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wesner ranks #31,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wesner most popular? ▼
Wesner was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Wesner been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wesner since 1983 -- 6 years through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Wesner? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Wesner

Nearby Names Like Wesner

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wesner

Wesley Boy
#52 247,713 births
Weston Boy
#55 75,907 births
Westley Boy
#619 10,119 births
Westin Boy
#689 7,414 births
Wes Boy
#715 6,786 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wesner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1983–1988 (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 Wesner 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.