Wesley
4 countries#52 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Wesley was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
250,969 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #52 · peaked in 2025 with 5,679 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
5,520 births recorded 1962–2022 · currently #473 · peaked in 2014 with 192 births
Most common in: Seine-Saint-Denis, Nord, Val-d'Oise, Val-de-Marne, Essonne
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
159 births recorded 1977–2024 · peaked in 1977 with 33 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
10 births recorded 1998–2015 · peaked in 1998 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Wesley’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #190 | — |
| 2007 | #195 | ↓5 |
| 2008 | #193 | ↑2 |
| 2009 | #176 | ↑17 |
| 2010 | #159 | ↑17 |
| 2011 | #156 | ↑3 |
| 2012 | #155 | ↑1 |
| 2013 | #139 | ↑16 |
| 2014 | #130 | ↑9 |
| 2015 | #126 | ↑4 |
| 2016 | #117 | ↑9 |
| 2017 | #111 | ↑6 |
| 2018 | #105 | ↑6 |
| 2019 | #99 | ↑6 |
| 2020 | #98 | ↑1 |
| 2021 | #85 | ↑13 |
| 2022 | #70 | ↑15 |
| 2023 | #69 | ↑1 |
| 2024 | #58 | ↑11 |
| 2025 | #52 | ↑6 |
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