Wessley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Wessley

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Wessley between 1926 and 2022, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wessley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wessley performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Wessley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wessley 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 264 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.