Wesley is a very popular boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Wesley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #52 among boys (5,578) and #1,926 among girls (101) — overall #87 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,679 | 5,679 | #1,926 | #52 |
| 2024 | 5,249 | 5,249 | #2,201 | #58 |
| 2023 | 4,669 | 4,669 | #1,791 | #70 |
| 2022 | 4,797 | 4,797 | #1,647 | #70 |
| 2021 | 4,349 | 4,349 | #1,583 | #85 |
| 2020 | 3,802 | 3,802 | #1,976 | #98 |
| 2019 | 3,829 | 3,829 | #2,679 | #99 |
| 2018 | 3,711 | 3,711 | #2,236 | #105 |
| 2017 | 3,638 | 3,638 | #2,813 | #111 |
| 2016 | 3,493 | 3,493 | #2,736 | #117 |
| 2015 | 3,277 | 3,282 | #3,591 | #126 |
| 2014 | 3,188 | 3,196 | #3,544 | #130 |
| 2013 | 2,864 | 2,869 | #5,139 | #139 |
| 2012 | 2,677 | 2,687 | #5,107 | #155 |
| 2011 | 2,509 | 2,521 | #4,460 | #156 |
| 2010 | 2,453 | 2,466 | #6,171 | #159 |
| 2009 | 2,239 | 2,258 | #5,219 | #176 |
| 2008 | 2,084 | 2,094 | #7,731 | #194 |
| 2007 | 2,098 | 2,105 | #4,472 | #195 |
| 2006 | 2,129 | 2,152 | #5,372 | #190 |
| 2005 | 2,129 | 2,155 | #7,480 | #189 |
| 2004 | 2,144 | 2,163 | #3,986 | #184 |
| 2003 | 2,153 | 2,176 | #4,415 | #184 |
| 2002 | 2,069 | 2,106 | #6,383 | #183 |
| 2001 | 2,047 | 2,087 | #6,060 | #184 |
| 2000 | 2,233 | 2,263 | #6,473 | #171 |
| 1999 | 2,237 | 2,290 | #3,965 | #168 |
| 1998 | 2,265 | 2,321 | #4,792 | #153 |
| 1997 | 2,388 | — | #3,812 | #144 |
| 1996 | 2,658 | — | #2,898 | #137 |
| 1995 | 2,841 | — | #2,843 | #129 |
| 1994 | 3,064 | — | #3,444 | #118 |
| 1993 | 3,228 | — | #2,321 | #113 |
| 1992 | 3,293 | — | #2,430 | #111 |
| 1991 | 3,309 | — | #2,840 | #106 |
| 1990 | 3,362 | — | #2,599 | #107 |
| 1989 | 3,514 | — | #2,167 | #98 |
| 1988 | 3,536 | — | #2,050 | #93 |
| 1987 | 3,296 | — | #2,126 | #92 |
| 1986 | 3,097 | — | #2,024 | #96 |
| 1985 | 3,091 | — | #2,202 | #94 |
| 1984 | 2,849 | — | #2,049 | #101 |
| 1983 | 2,828 | — | #2,397 | #101 |
| 1982 | 3,079 | — | #2,149 | #98 |
| 1981 | 3,072 | — | #2,845 | #99 |
| 1980 | 3,208 | — | #2,305 | #95 |
| 1979 | 3,276 | — | #2,429 | #89 |
| 1978 | 3,340 | — | #2,570 | #83 |
| 1977 | 4,332 | — | #2,779 | #66 |
| 1976 | 2,170 | — | #3,185 | #119 |
| 1975 | 1,553 | — | #3,256 | #158 |
| 1974 | 1,490 | — | #3,106 | #165 |
| 1973 | 1,572 | — | #3,631 | #158 |
| 1972 | 1,713 | — | #2,973 | #154 |
| 1971 | 1,980 | — | #3,265 | #151 |
| 1970 | 2,080 | — | #3,204 | #152 |
| 1969 | 1,879 | — | #3,314 | #157 |
| 1968 | 1,660 | — | #3,167 | #165 |
| 1967 | 1,602 | — | #3,479 | #168 |
| 1966 | 1,813 | — | #4,485 | #157 |
| 1965 | 1,870 | — | #4,487 | #160 |
| 1964 | 1,984 | — | #3,511 | #162 |
| 1963 | 2,119 | — | #2,958 | #157 |
| 1962 | 1,984 | — | #2,740 | #162 |
| 1961 | 2,016 | — | #3,603 | #163 |
| 1960 | 2,030 | — | #4,434 | #164 |
| 1959 | 2,016 | — | #3,102 | #160 |
| 1958 | 1,963 | — | #4,515 | #160 |
| 1957 | 2,012 | — | #2,725 | #160 |
| 1956 | 2,017 | — | #3,488 | #157 |
| 1955 | 1,935 | — | #4,062 | #151 |
| 1954 | 1,857 | — | #3,321 | #155 |
| 1953 | 1,751 | — | #2,593 | #159 |
| 1952 | 1,606 | — | #3,369 | #166 |
| 1951 | 1,516 | — | #2,690 | #171 |
| 1950 | 1,534 | — | #4,729 | #165 |
| 1949 | 1,422 | — | #2,618 | #166 |
| 1948 | 1,355 | — | #2,326 | #169 |
| 1947 | 1,471 | — | #3,236 | #163 |
| 1946 | 1,262 | — | #2,736 | #167 |
| 1945 | 1,119 | — | #2,740 | #163 |
| 1944 | 1,177 | — | #3,679 | #159 |
| 1943 | 1,283 | — | #2,350 | #155 |
| 1942 | 1,272 | — | #2,045 | #155 |
| 1941 | 1,108 | — | #2,094 | #158 |
| 1940 | 1,145 | — | #2,105 | #152 |
| 1939 | 1,122 | — | #3,139 | #146 |
| 1938 | 1,080 | — | #4,331 | #150 |
| 1937 | 1,080 | — | #2,193 | #146 |
| 1936 | 1,073 | — | #2,519 | #145 |
| 1935 | 1,053 | — | #2,435 | #148 |
| 1934 | 1,132 | — | #2,285 | #142 |
| 1933 | 1,037 | — | #3,740 | #147 |
| 1932 | 1,147 | — | #2,642 | #144 |
| 1931 | 1,130 | — | #2,200 | #143 |
| 1930 | 1,201 | — | #2,301 | #142 |
| 1929 | 1,192 | — | #3,133 | #143 |
| 1928 | 1,197 | — | #2,280 | #143 |
| 1927 | 1,332 | — | #3,863 | #134 |
| 1926 | 1,330 | — | #3,262 | #132 |
| 1925 | 1,277 | — | #2,933 | #135 |
| 1924 | 1,357 | — | #3,380 | #131 |
| 1923 | 1,391 | — | #2,911 | #125 |
| 1922 | 1,297 | — | #3,371 | #127 |
| 1921 | 1,341 | — | #3,659 | #127 |
| 1920 | 1,256 | — | #2,892 | #129 |
| 1919 | 1,108 | — | #3,445 | #135 |
| 1918 | 1,162 | — | #2,202 | #137 |
| 1917 | 1,023 | — | #3,337 | #136 |
| 1916 | 1,033 | — | #3,910 | #135 |
| 1915 | 998 | — | #3,423 | #133 |
| 1914 | 796 | — | #3,174 | #132 |
| 1913 | 594 | — | #2,324 | #133 |
| 1912 | 491 | — | #2,967 | #134 |
| 1911 | 266 | — | #2,857 | #131 |
| 1910 | 216 | — | #2,132 | #152 |
| 1909 | 197 | — | — | #136 |
| 1908 | 185 | — | — | #135 |
| 1907 | 191 | — | — | #125 |
| 1906 | 155 | — | — | #135 |
| 1905 | 174 | — | — | #123 |
| 1904 | 166 | — | — | #128 |
| 1903 | 153 | — | — | #126 |
| 1902 | 145 | — | — | #133 |
| 1901 | 146 | — | — | #116 |
| 1900 | 181 | — | — | #128 |
| 1899 | 119 | — | — | #136 |
| 1898 | 151 | — | — | #124 |
| 1897 | 121 | — | — | #136 |
| 1896 | 145 | — | — | #122 |
| 1895 | 156 | — | — | #112 |
| 1894 | 149 | — | — | #113 |
| 1893 | 136 | — | — | #119 |
| 1892 | 142 | — | — | #120 |
| 1891 | 115 | — | — | #120 |
| 1890 | 136 | — | #1,529 | #117 |
| 1889 | 101 | — | — | #147 |
| 1888 | 147 | — | — | #113 |
| 1887 | 115 | — | — | #116 |
| 1886 | 121 | — | — | #121 |
| 1885 | 108 | — | — | #128 |
| 1884 | 120 | — | — | #121 |
| 1883 | 104 | — | — | #122 |
| 1882 | 145 | — | — | #102 |
| 1881 | 102 | — | — | #119 |
| 1880 | 123 | — | — | #109 |