Boys' name · since 1918
Westly
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 941 babies named Westly, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,327 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,909 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 941
- born since 1918
- 1980s
- peak decade
941 babies have been named Westly since 1918, making it today's #5909 boys' name.
Westly has 941 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5909 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #5,327 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,909 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 941 born since 1918
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Westly ranks #5,327 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,909 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 941 born since 1918, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,327 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,909 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 941
- born since 1918
- 1980s
- peak decade
Westly's 941 recorded births place it above 88.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Westly compares
941 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Westly's all-time total is 155% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Westly | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 941 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Westly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Westly's full recorded timeline at 1979, 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 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Westly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Westly by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (164 births, 17% of the file).
1980s was Westly's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Westly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 52
1930s
52 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 164 births (17% of all-time use).
How Westly 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 Westly's total volume
Westly by state
Where Westly concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 941 births nationwide.
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What to do with Westly's data
- Westly's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (164 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Westlys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Westly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Westly 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.