Westin — #726 US boys' name
7,015 babies named Westin in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 95% of names given to boys today.
41% of everyone ever named Westin was born in this single decade.
474 babies were named Westin in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Westin
The Social Security Administration has registered 7,015 babies named Westin between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Westin currently holds the #726 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 474 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Westin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,898 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Westin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 746 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Westin in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Westin 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 7,015 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.
Westin at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Westin popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981
- Peak year (2023)
- 474
- Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
Currently ranks #726 among boys.
7,015 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 474 births in a single year.
Westin popularity over time — girls
21 total births recorded since 2015 (Westin as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Westin accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Westin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 2,898 births that decade — 41% of Westin's all-time total
Westin decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,898 births
- Runner-up 2,031 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Westin's strongest decade
2,898 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
Westin by state
Where Westin concentrates geographically — total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 746 | 10.6% |
| #2 | California | | 542 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 277 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 272 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 248 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 212 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 209 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 199 | 2.8% |
746 of 7,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 10.6% of nationwide
- California 7.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.9% of nationwide
- Florida 3.9% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 41 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 10.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Westin appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.