Weston — #70 US boys' name
70,403 babies named Weston in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 99.5% of names given to boys today.
41% of everyone ever named Weston was born in this single decade.
4,660 babies were named Weston in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Weston
The Social Security Administration has registered 70,403 babies named Weston between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Weston currently holds the #70 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 4,660 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Weston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28,807 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Weston shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6,240 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Weston in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Weston 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 70,403 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.
Weston at a glance
Top 100 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Weston popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882
- Peak year (2024)
- 4,660
- Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
Currently ranks #70 among boys.
70,403 total births across 143 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 4,660 births in a single year.
Weston popularity over time — girls
112 total births recorded since 1986 (Weston as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Weston accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Weston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 28,807 births that decade — 41% of Weston's all-time total
Weston decade highlights
- Peak decade 28,807 births
- Runner-up 20,356 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Weston's strongest decade
28,807 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
Weston by state
Where Weston concentrates geographically — total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6,240 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5,260 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 3,159 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 2,520 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,490 | 3.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 2,433 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 2,329 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 2,225 | 3.2% |
6,240 of 70,403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 8.9% of nationwide
- California 7.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.5% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.6% of nationwide
- Florida 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 8.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Weston appears in 51 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, 1882–2024 (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.