Boys' name · since 1980
Westlee
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 194 babies named Westlee, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,018 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
194 babies have been named Westlee since 1980, making it today's #11018 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Westlee has been recorded 194 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #11018 nationally and more common than 21% 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.
- #13,171 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,018 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 194 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Westlee ranks #13,171 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,018 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 194 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,018 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Westlee's 194 recorded births place it above 71.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Westlee compares
194 37th percentile among 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
Westlee's all-time total is 47% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Westlee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 194 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Westlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Westlee's full recorded timeline at 2013, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Westlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Westlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Westlee's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Westlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Westlee's data
- Westlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Westlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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 Westlee 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.