Boys' name · since 1980
Westen
Westen has 1,907 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,240 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,907
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,907 babies have been named Westen since 1980, making it today's #1240 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Westen has been recorded 1,907 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #1240 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #3,403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,240 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,907 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Westen ranks #3,403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,240 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,907 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,240 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,907
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Westen's 1,907 recorded births place it above 92.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Westen compares
1,907 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Westen's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Westen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,907 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 162 | 34 | 22,252 |
Westen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Westen splits its recorded history at 2004: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 162 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Westen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 162
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Westen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (749 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Westen's strongest decade.
749 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Westen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
- 2000s 266
2000s
266 births
- 2010s
2010s
749 births
- 2020s
2020s
742 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 749 births (39% of all-time use).
How Westen 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 Westen's total volume
Westen by state
Where Westen concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 114 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 86 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 49 | 2.6% |
| #4 | California | | 41 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 41 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 22 | 1.2% |
114 of 1,907 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Westen appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Westen's data
- Westen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (749 total births) through the 2020s (742) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Westens (114 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Westen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Westen 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.