Westen — #1395 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Westen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,745 babies named Westen between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Westen currently holds the #1395 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 134 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Westen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 749 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Westen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 104 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Westen in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Westen 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 1,745 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.