Names like Weston

In 2025, 5,482 boys born in the US were named Weston, #55 among boys' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1882, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1966.

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

Births rose 65% from 3,327 in 2015.

For 11 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1961 or later (Weston's began in 1966).

Weston's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   —
2. 1890
   #948
3. 1900
   —
4. 1910
   #847
5. 1920
   #891
6. 1930
   —
7. 1940
   #872
8. 1950
   —
9. 1960
   —
10. 1970
    #967
11. 1980
    #610
12. 1990
    #397
13. 2000
    #397
14. 2010
    #225
15. 2020
    #104
16. 2025
    #55

— outside the top 1,000

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Weston'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.