Names like Wesley

In 2025, 5,578 boys born in the US were named Wesley, #52 among boys' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 18 of those 146 years.

More boys were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 73% from 3,233 in 2015.

All 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

Wesley's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #109
2. 1890
   #117
3. 1900
   #128
4. 1910
   #152
5. 1920
   #129
6. 1930
   #142
7. 1940
   #152
8. 1950
   #165
9. 1960
   #163
10. 1970
    #151
11. 1980
    #95
12. 1990
    #107
13. 2000
    #171
14. 2010
    #159
15. 2020
    #98
16. 2025
    #52

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Wesley's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.