Westley — #655 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Westley

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,664 babies named Westley between 1887 and 2024, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Westley currently holds the #655 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 419 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Westley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,007 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Westley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Westley in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Westley 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 9,664 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.