Wesley

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Wesley is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 245,260 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 242,105 as boys and 3,155 as girls. Wesley gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2024. It is the #328 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,231
2023 4,664
2022 4,795
2021 4,349
2020 3,801
2019 3,828
2018 3,710
2017 3,638
2016 3,493
2015 3,276
2014 3,187
2013 2,864
2012 2,676
2011 2,509
2010 2,453
2009 2,239
2008 2,083
2007 2,097
2006 2,129
2005 2,129
2004 2,144
2003 2,153
2002 2,070
2001 2,047
2000 2,232
1999 2,237
1998 2,265
1997 2,388
1996 2,658
1995 2,841
1994 3,064
1993 3,228
1992 3,293
1991 3,309
1990 3,362
1989 3,514
1988 3,536
1987 3,296
1986 3,097
1985 3,092
1984 2,849
1983 2,828
1982 3,078
1981 3,074
1980 3,208
1979 3,276
1978 3,340
1977 4,331
1976 2,170
1975 1,554
1974 1,490
1973 1,572
1972 1,714
1971 1,980
1970 2,080
1969 1,879
1968 1,661
1967 1,602
1966 1,813
1965 1,870
1964 1,984
1963 2,118
1962 1,984
1961 2,016
1960 2,031
1959 2,015
1958 1,962
1957 2,012
1956 2,018
1955 1,935
1954 1,857
1953 1,751
1952 1,606
1951 1,516
1950 1,534
1949 1,422
1948 1,355
1947 1,471
1946 1,262
1945 1,119
1944 1,177
1943 1,283
1942 1,272
1941 1,108
1940 1,145
1939 1,122
1938 1,080
1937 1,080
1936 1,073
1935 1,053
1934 1,132
1933 1,037
1932 1,147
1931 1,130
1930 1,201
1929 1,191
1928 1,198
1927 1,332
1926 1,330
1925 1,277
1924 1,357
1923 1,391
1922 1,297
1921 1,341
1920 1,256
1919 1,108
1918 1,162
1917 1,023
1916 1,033
1915 998
1914 796
1913 594
1912 491
1911 266
1910 216
1909 197
1908 185
1907 191
1906 155
1905 174
1904 166
1903 153
1902 145
1901 146
1900 181
1899 119
1898 151
1897 121
1896 145
1895 156
1894 149
1893 136
1892 142
1891 115
1890 136
1889 101
1888 147
1887 115
1886 121
1885 108
1884 120
1883 104
1882 145
1881 102
1880 123