Wesley

Origin	Gender	Meaning
American	Girl	"blue" or "radiant"
Jamaican	Boy	West meadow
Old English	Boy	west meadow

Fun Facts About the Name Wesley

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12 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

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Popularity of Wesley

Popularity Analysis

The name Wesley first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 2024 when it reached rank #58. It broke into the top 100 for 17 years. It is currently at its peak popularity.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	58	Male	0.2788%
2023	70	Male	0.2474%
2022	70	Male	0.2488%
2021	85	Male	0.2248%
2020	98	Male	0.2003%
2019	99	Male	0.1958%
2018	105	Male	0.1866%
2017	111	Male	0.1807%
2016	117	Male	0.1696%
2015	126	Male	0.1583%
2014	130	Male	0.1535%
2013	139	Male	0.1406%
2012	155	Male	0.1304%
2011	156	Male	0.1218%
2010	159	Male	0.1182%
2009	176	Male	0.1042%
2008	194	Male	0.0946%
2007	195	Male	0.0931%
2006	190	Male	0.0960%
2005	189	Male	0.0993%
2004	184	Male	0.0998%
2003	184	Male	0.1009%
2002	183	Male	0.0992%
2001	184	Male	0.0980%
2000	171	Male	0.1062%
1999	168	Male	0.1083%
1998	152	Male	0.1106%
1997	144	Male	0.1180%
1996	137	Male	0.1307%
1995	129	Male	0.1391%
1994	118	Male	0.1488%
1993	113	Male	0.1536%
1992	111	Male	0.1543%
1991	106	Male	0.1542%
1990	107	Male	0.1541%
1989	98	Male	0.1650%
1988	92	Male	0.1739%
1987	92	Male	0.1666%
1986	95	Male	0.1584%
1985	94	Male	0.1581%
1984	101	Male	0.1494%
1983	101	Male	0.1497%
1982	98	Male	0.1605%
1981	99	Male	0.1634%
1980	95	Male	0.1709%
1979	90	Male	0.1805%
1978	83	Male	0.1936%
1977	66	Male	0.2518%
1976	119	Male	0.1315%
1975	158	Male	0.0945%
1974	165	Male	0.0901%
1973	158	Male	0.0965%
1972	154	Male	0.1013%
1971	151	Male	0.1077%
1970	152	Male	0.1082%
1969	157	Male	0.1015%
1968	165	Male	0.0925%
1967	167	Male	0.0895%
1966	157	Male	0.0990%
1965	160	Male	0.0983%
1964	162	Male	0.0971%
1963	157	Male	0.1016%
1962	162	Male	0.0934%
1961	163	Male	0.0929%
1960	164	Male	0.0931%
1959	160	Male	0.0924%
1958	160	Male	0.0906%
1957	160	Male	0.0909%
1956	157	Male	0.0937%
1955	151	Male	0.0920%
1954	155	Male	0.0890%
1953	159	Male	0.0867%
1952	166	Male	0.0808%
1951	169	Male	0.0792%
1950	165	Male	0.0834%
1949	166	Male	0.0778%
1948	169	Male	0.0750%
1947	163	Male	0.0784%
1946	167	Male	0.0757%
1945	163	Male	0.0804%
1944	159	Male	0.0843%
1943	155	Male	0.0870%
1942	154	Male	0.0894%
1941	158	Male	0.0868%
1940	152	Male	0.0949%
1939	146	Male	0.0986%
1938	150	Male	0.0944%
1937	146	Male	0.0975%
1936	146	Male	0.0997%
1935	148	Male	0.0972%
1934	142	Male	0.1052%
1933	148	Male	0.1010%
1932	144	Male	0.1058%
1931	143	Male	0.1043%
1930	142	Male	0.1051%
1929	143	Male	0.1064%
1928	143	Male	0.1033%
1927	134	Male	0.1144%
1926	132	Male	0.1152%
1925	135	Male	0.1100%
1924	131	Male	0.1152%
1923	125	Male	0.1218%
1922	127	Male	0.1145%
1921	127	Male	0.1168%
1920	129	Male	0.1132%
1919	135	Male	0.1080%
1918	136	Male	0.1092%
1917	136	Male	0.1056%
1916	135	Male	0.1112%
1915	133	Male	0.1124%
1914	131	Male	0.1156%
1913	133	Male	0.1091%
1912	134	Male	0.1074%
1911	131	Male	0.1081%
1910	152	Male	0.1002%
1909	136	Male	0.1108%
1908	135	Male	0.1112%
1907	125	Male	0.1204%
1906	136	Male	0.1076%
1905	123	Male	0.1215%
1904	129	Male	0.1198%
1903	126	Male	0.1183%
1902	133	Male	0.1092%
1901	116	Male	0.1263%
1900	128	Male	0.1116%
1899	136	Male	0.1033%
1898	124	Male	0.1143%
1897	136	Male	0.0992%
1896	122	Male	0.1123%
1895	112	Male	0.1232%
1894	113	Male	0.1193%
1893	119	Male	0.1124%
1892	120	Male	0.1080%
1891	120	Male	0.1052%
1890	117	Male	0.1094%
1889	147	Male	0.0848%
1888	113	Male	0.1132%
1887	116	Male	0.1052%
1886	121	Male	0.1016%
1885	128	Male	0.0931%
1884	121	Male	0.0978%
1883	122	Male	0.0925%
1882	102	Male	0.1188%
1881	119	Male	0.0942%
1880	109	Male	0.1039%

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