Westley is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Westley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #619 among boys (453) and #10,868 among girls (9) — overall #1,245 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 462 | 462 | #10,868 | #619 |
| 2024 | 424 | 424 | #17,553 | #657 |
| 2023 | 409 | 409 | #11,113 | #679 |
| 2022 | 372 | 372 | #17,615 | #719 |
| 2021 | 350 | 350 | #10,253 | #750 |
| 2020 | 331 | 331 | #14,983 | #747 |
| 2019 | 291 | 291 | — | #793 |
| 2018 | 296 | 296 | #17,989 | #786 |
| 2017 | 268 | 268 | #15,799 | #847 |
| 2016 | 239 | 239 | — | #903 |
| 2015 | 205 | 205 | #18,965 | #1,018 |
| 2014 | 174 | 174 | — | #1,099 |
| 2013 | 186 | 186 | — | #1,038 |
| 2012 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,265 |
| 2011 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,428 |
| 2010 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,515 |
| 2009 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,527 |
| 2008 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,542 |
| 2007 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,711 |
| 2006 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,735 |
| 2005 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,710 |
| 2004 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,908 |
| 2003 | 69 | 69 | — | #1,763 |
| 2002 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,443 |
| 2001 | 57 | 57 | — | #1,933 |
| 2000 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,740 |
| 1999 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,355 |
| 1998 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,321 |
| 1997 | 79 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1996 | 80 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1995 | 109 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1994 | 131 | — | — | #967 |
| 1993 | 126 | — | — | #961 |
| 1992 | 147 | — | — | #872 |
| 1991 | 152 | — | — | #844 |
| 1990 | 194 | — | — | #735 |
| 1989 | 231 | — | — | #659 |
| 1988 | 276 | — | #13,837 | #562 |
| 1987 | 208 | — | — | #638 |
| 1986 | 148 | — | — | #749 |
| 1985 | 94 | — | — | #945 |
| 1984 | 79 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1983 | 83 | — | — | #971 |
| 1982 | 76 | — | — | #1,049 |
| 1981 | 97 | — | — | #913 |
| 1980 | 84 | — | — | #988 |
| 1979 | 69 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1978 | 105 | — | — | #839 |
| 1977 | 118 | — | — | #791 |
| 1976 | 65 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1975 | 52 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1974 | 53 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1973 | 53 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1972 | 41 | — | — | #1,326 |
| 1971 | 66 | — | — | #1,006 |
| 1970 | 60 | — | — | #1,062 |
| 1969 | 45 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1968 | 53 | — | — | #1,024 |
| 1967 | 31 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1966 | 44 | — | — | #1,128 |
| 1965 | 31 | — | — | #1,403 |
| 1964 | 38 | — | — | #1,287 |
| 1963 | 28 | — | — | #1,512 |
| 1962 | 41 | — | — | #1,229 |
| 1961 | 40 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1960 | 31 | — | — | #1,462 |
| 1959 | 32 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1958 | 22 | — | — | #1,723 |
| 1957 | 40 | — | — | #1,249 |
| 1956 | 44 | — | — | #1,156 |
| 1955 | 44 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1954 | 39 | — | — | #1,212 |
| 1953 | 33 | — | — | #1,330 |
| 1952 | 30 | — | — | #1,404 |
| 1951 | 32 | — | — | #1,329 |
| 1950 | 27 | — | — | #1,433 |
| 1949 | 29 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1948 | 48 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1947 | 30 | — | — | #1,362 |
| 1946 | 23 | — | — | #1,508 |
| 1945 | 25 | — | — | #1,348 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | — | #1,573 |
| 1943 | 28 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1942 | 28 | — | — | #1,332 |
| 1941 | 21 | — | — | #1,530 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | — | #1,468 |
| 1939 | 20 | — | — | #1,531 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | — | #1,686 |
| 1937 | 21 | — | — | #1,524 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | — | #2,298 |
| 1935 | 23 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,853 |
| 1933 | 18 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1932 | 28 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | — | #1,768 |
| 1930 | 27 | — | — | #1,426 |
| 1929 | 17 | — | — | #1,929 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | — | #2,161 |
| 1927 | 29 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1926 | 25 | — | — | #1,514 |
| 1925 | 32 | — | — | #1,302 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | — | #1,457 |
| 1923 | 34 | — | — | #1,255 |
| 1922 | 23 | — | — | #1,641 |
| 1921 | 26 | — | — | #1,506 |
| 1920 | 22 | — | — | #1,691 |
| 1919 | 36 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1918 | 24 | — | — | #1,537 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | — | #1,810 |
| 1916 | 20 | — | — | #1,645 |
| 1915 | 22 | — | — | #1,503 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | — | #1,605 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,941 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | — | #1,347 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,383 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | — | #1,191 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | — | #891 |
| 1908 | 10 | — | — | #944 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | — | #1,243 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | — | #963 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | — | #906 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | — | #927 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,207 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #739 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #781 |
| 1896 | 10 | — | — | #776 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,236 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #901 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #858 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,062 |