Boys' name · since 2004
Wesson
Wesson has 3,219 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #919 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,219
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,219 babies have been named Wesson since 2004, making it today's #919 boys' name.
Wesson has 3,219 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #919 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #2,415 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #919 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,219 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wesson ranks #2,415 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #919 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,219 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #919 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,219
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wesson's 3,219 recorded births place it above 94.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Wesson compares
3,219 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Wesson's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wesson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,219 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 306 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wesson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wesson's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 306, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wesson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 306
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Wesson popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Wesson as girls' name)
Wesson by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,561 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Wesson's strongest decade.
1,561 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Wesson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 104
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,554 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,561 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,561 births (48% of all-time use).
How Wesson 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 Wesson's total volume
Wesson by state
Where Wesson concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 239 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 190 | 5.9% |
| #3 | California | | 150 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 126 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 120 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 116 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 106 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 91 | 2.8% |
239 of 3,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Wesson appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Wessons (239 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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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, 2004–2025 (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 Wesson 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.