West is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
West is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,255 among boys (159) and #11,866 among girls (8) — overall #2,508 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 167 | 167 | #11,866 | #1,255 |
| 2024 | 153 | 153 | #12,085 | #1,331 |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,850 |
| 2022 | 137 | 137 | #13,493 | #1,420 |
| 2021 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,783 |
| 2020 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,847 |
| 2019 | 103 | 103 | #17,850 | #1,657 |
| 2018 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,853 |
| 2017 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,859 |
| 2016 | 72 | 72 | — | #2,008 |
| 2015 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,930 |
| 2014 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,254 |
| 2013 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,850 |
| 2012 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,940 |
| 2011 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,172 |
| 2010 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,426 |
| 2009 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,229 |
| 2008 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,876 |
| 2007 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,971 |
| 2006 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,783 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,810 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,366 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,606 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,021 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,564 |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,584 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,863 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | — | #4,947 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | — | #3,289 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | — | #4,501 |
| 1994 | 23 | — | — | #3,105 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | — | #3,363 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,642 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | — | #3,450 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | — | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | — | #3,442 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,436 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | — | #3,951 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,648 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | — | #2,424 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | — | #3,101 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | #2,673 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | — | #2,706 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | — | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | — | #2,960 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | — | #4,059 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | — | #3,396 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | — | #2,456 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | — | #2,822 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,789 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | — | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | — | #3,216 |
| 1972 | 16 | — | — | #2,416 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | #2,202 |
| 1970 | 24 | — | — | #1,845 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | — | #2,127 |
| 1968 | 19 | — | — | #1,893 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | — | #2,604 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | — | #2,130 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | — | #2,174 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | — | #1,971 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | — | #2,849 |
| 1962 | 15 | — | — | #2,183 |
| 1961 | 17 | — | — | #2,067 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | — | #2,312 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | — | #2,109 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | — | #1,894 |
| 1957 | 17 | — | — | #2,017 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | — | #1,944 |
| 1955 | 16 | — | — | #2,045 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | — | #2,441 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | — | #1,834 |
| 1952 | 21 | — | — | #1,700 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1950 | 15 | — | — | #2,018 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | — | #1,752 |
| 1948 | 12 | — | — | #2,322 |
| 1947 | 15 | — | — | #2,073 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | — | #2,140 |
| 1945 | 22 | — | — | #1,444 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | — | #1,987 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | — | #1,907 |
| 1942 | 16 | — | — | #1,865 |
| 1941 | 15 | — | — | #1,898 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | — | #2,316 |
| 1939 | 18 | — | — | #1,634 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | — | #1,685 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,166 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | — | #1,637 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | — | #1,833 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | — | #1,781 |
| 1933 | 17 | — | — | #1,767 |
| 1932 | 19 | — | — | #1,711 |
| 1931 | 17 | — | — | #1,840 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | — | #1,816 |
| 1929 | 17 | — | — | #1,928 |
| 1928 | 21 | — | — | #1,705 |
| 1927 | 36 | — | — | #1,225 |
| 1926 | 26 | — | — | #1,464 |
| 1925 | 29 | — | — | #1,389 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | — | #1,456 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | — | #2,219 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | — | #1,468 |
| 1921 | 26 | — | — | #1,505 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | — | #1,380 |
| 1919 | 30 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1918 | 29 | — | — | #1,342 |
| 1917 | 21 | — | — | #1,641 |
| 1916 | 23 | — | — | #1,502 |
| 1915 | 21 | — | — | #1,550 |
| 1914 | 19 | — | — | #1,439 |
| 1913 | 28 | — | — | #949 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | — | #1,058 |
| 1911 | 14 | — | — | #924 |
| 1910 | 19 | — | — | #706 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | — | #890 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,109 |
| 1907 | 12 | — | — | #813 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #924 |
| 1905 | 13 | — | — | #697 |
| 1904 | 13 | — | — | #684 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #843 |
| 1902 | 12 | — | — | #684 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #680 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #738 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #853 |
| 1898 | 16 | — | — | #541 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #850 |
| 1896 | 11 | — | — | #721 |
| 1895 | 11 | — | — | #681 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #785 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #649 |
| 1892 | 12 | — | — | #640 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | — | #562 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #564 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #876 |
| 1888 | 12 | — | — | #607 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | — | #677 |
| 1886 | 21 | — | — | #396 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | — | #638 |
| 1884 | 19 | — | — | #432 |
| 1883 | 11 | — | — | #594 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | — | #610 |
| 1881 | 15 | — | — | #458 |
| 1880 | 13 | — | — | #523 |