How Many People Are Named Wesley?
people named Wesley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,754 people in the US has this name
Based on 250,969 babies named Wesley in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,679 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "west meadow" in Old English. It has been sometimes given in honour of John Wesley (1703-1791), the founder of Methodism.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Wesley, 1.5% were girls and 98.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wesley alive today is about 33 years old, and 46% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wesley first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 5,679 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wesley never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #52, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 in 18 years between 1977 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #52.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #52 |
| Best rank | #52 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 18 (1977 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #124 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wesley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wesley were born in California than in any other state: about 16,684 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wesley was given 1.7 times as often in Montana, 1.6 times in Hawaii and 1.6 times in North Dakota.
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