Wesley
Boy nameWesley has been given to 250,969 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #52 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈwɛsli/
Several places in England, from Old English west (“west”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to west +‎ -ley (“lea”)API.
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
250,969
Peak year
2025 (5,679 babies)
Rank in 2025
#52 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +73%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Wesley
Wesley Sneijder
Dutch association football player (born 1984)
Wesley Snipes
American actor (born 1962)
Wes Craven
American filmmaker (1939–2015)
Wes Anderson
American filmmaker (born 1969)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Wesley.
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