Wess is a rare variant of Wes that peaked in 1965 and has grown less common since.
Wess is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,653 for boy births in the United States (and #19,921 across all names), given to 8 babies. Wess was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1965 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,653 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,950 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #12,167 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,942 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #8,129 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,511 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,692 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #14,147 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #10,708 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #7,676 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #11,292 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #12,421 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #8,175 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #8,202 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #9,451 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,877 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #8,455 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #8,106 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,911 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #5,127 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #3,916 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #6,209 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #7,344 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,455 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #4,483 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,834 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,736 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #2,906 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,718 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #5,445 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #5,081 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #3,957 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #3,137 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,712 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #2,857 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #2,571 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #3,223 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #2,978 |
| 1965 | 16 | — | #2,079 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #3,041 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | #2,412 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #3,033 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #2,405 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #3,656 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,979 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,494 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,982 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #2,964 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,874 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #4,349 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,313 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #4,003 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,002 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,135 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,303 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,986 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #4,134 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,178 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,942 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,791 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | #2,535 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,820 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #1,672 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,301 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,235 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,229 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,121 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #880 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | #797 |