Unisex name · since 1989
Westyn
Westyn has 3,113 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #723 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,113
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Westyn currently ranks #723 among unisex names in America, with 3,113 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Westyn recorded 3,113 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #723 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #2,470 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #723 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,113 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Westyn ranks #2,470 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #723 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,113 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #723 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,113
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Westyn's 3,113 recorded births place it above 94.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Westyn compares
3,113 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Westyn's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Westyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,113 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 371 | 34 | 22,252 |
Westyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Westyn's full recorded timeline at 2010, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 371 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Westyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 371
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Westyn popularity over time - girls
215 total births recorded since 2010 (Westyn as girls' name)
Westyn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,585 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Westyn's strongest decade.
1,585 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Westyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 225
2000s
225 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,267 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,585 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,585 births (51% of all-time use).
How Westyn 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 Westyn's total volume
Westyn by state
Where Westyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 315 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 145 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 133 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 105 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 88 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 84 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 79 | 2.5% |
| #8 | California | | 77 | 2.5% |
315 of 3,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Westyn appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Westyns (315 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1989–2025 (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 Westyn 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.