Wesley Name Popularity

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How popular is Wesley?

The somewhat popular name Wesley was the 105th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 250 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Its highest popularity ranking of #66 was reached in 1977 with 4,305 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Wesley in any given year was 101 in 1889.

Wesley, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1916, 1917-1921, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, 1948-1954, and 1967-1970, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1992-1997.

Where is the name Wesley popularity headed?

Wesley's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Wesley has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Wesley has risen.

The name Wesley is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Wesley (Girl)		Wesley (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		83	2,223	3,609	105
2017		61	2,800	3,564	111
2016		64	2,727	3,423	117
2015		44	3,581	3,224	126
2014		45	3,535	3,139	130
2013		27	5,131	2,834	139
2012		28	5,100	2,646	155
2011		33	4,455	2,471	156
2010		22	6,168	2,427	159
2009		28	5,216	2,209	176
2008		17	7,724	2,063	195
2007		34	4,469	2,062	195
2006		26	5,366	2,101	190
2005		16	7,477	2,112	189
2004		36	3,985	2,107	184
2003		30	4,410	2,122	184
2002		18	6,381	2,050	183
2001		19	6,059	2,028	184
2000		17	6,468	2,216	171
1999		30	3,963	2,207	168
1998		23	4,789	2,242	152
1997		30	3,809	2,358	144
1996		42	2,897	2,616	137
1995		43	2,842	2,797	129
1994		33	3,443	3,032	118
1993		56	2,321	3,173	113
1992		54	2,429	3,236	111
1991		42	2,840	3,266	106
1990		46	2,599	3,316	107
1989		57	2,167	3,457	98
1988		58	2,050	3,476	93
1987		52	2,124	3,244	92
1986		54	2,023	3,041	96
1985		48	2,201	3,043	94
1984		50	2,048	2,801	101
1983		40	2,397	2,790	101
1982		48	2,149	3,030	98
1981		32	2,846	3,041	99
1980		42	2,339	3,166	95
1979		39	2,428	3,235	90
1978		34	2,570	3,309	83
1977		30	2,778	4,305	66
1976		23	3,186	2,146	119
1975		22	3,257	1,534	158
1974		23	3,102	1,467	165
1973		18	3,630	1,554	158
1972		23	2,973	1,693	154
1971		21	3,265	1,960	151
1970		21	3,204	2,061	152
1969		18	3,314	1,860	157
1968		18	3,167	1,644	165
1967		15	3,479	1,590	167
1966		10	4,484	1,802	157
1965		10	4,487	1,860	160
1964		15	3,509	1,969	162
1963		19	2,957	2,098	157
1962		21	2,741	1,962	162
1961		14	3,601	2,003	163
1960		10	4,433	2,018	164
1959		16	3,099	1,999	160
1958		9	4,520	1,953	160
1957		19	2,726	1,992	160
1956		13	3,489	2,005	157
1955		10	4,061	1,925	151
1954		13	3,321	1,844	155
1953		18	2,592	1,733	159
1952		12	3,368	1,594	166
1951		16	2,690	1,502	171
1950		7	4,729	1,527	165
1949		16	2,619	1,404	166
1948		19	2,326	1,336	169
1947		12	3,236	1,458	163
1946		14	2,736	1,248	167
1945		12	2,740	1,106	163
1944		8	3,679	1,169	159
1943		16	2,350	1,266	155
1942		19	2,047	1,254	155
1941		17	2,092	1,090	158
1940		16	2,105	1,127	152
1939		9	3,140	1,115	146
1938		6	4,331	1,073	150
1937		15	2,193	1,066	146
1936		12	2,519	1,060	146
1935		13	2,435	1,040	148
1934		14	2,285	1,118	142
1933		7	3,738	1,029	147
1932		12	2,644	1,136	144
1931		15	2,200	1,115	143
1930		15	2,300	1,186	142
1929		10	3,133	1,180	143
1928		16	2,281	1,182	143
1927		8	3,863	1,324	134
1926		10	3,263	1,320	132
1925		12	2,934	1,265	135
1924		10	3,380	1,347	131
1923		12	2,911	1,379	125
1922		10	3,371	1,287	127
1921		9	3,659	1,332	127
1920		12	2,892	1,244	129
1919		9	3,445	1,099	135
1918		17	2,202	1,145	137
1917		9	3,337	1,014	136
1916		7	3,910	1,026	135
1915		8	3,423	990	133
1914		7	3,175	789	132
1913		9	2,324	585	133
1912		6	2,967	485	134
1911		5	2,857	261	131
1910		7	2,132	209	152
1909		< 5	--	197	136
1908		< 5	--	185	135
1907		< 5	--	191	125
1906		< 5	--	155	135
1905		< 5	--	174	123
1904		< 5	--	166	129
1903		< 5	--	153	126
1902		< 5	--	145	133
1901		< 5	--	146	116
1900		< 5	--	181	128
1899		< 5	--	119	136
1898		< 5	--	151	124
1897		< 5	--	121	136
1896		< 5	--	145	122
1895		< 5	--	156	112
1894		< 5	--	149	113
1893		< 5	--	136	119
1892		< 5	--	142	120
1891		< 5	--	115	120
1890		5	1,529	131	117
1889		< 5	--	101	147
1888		< 5	--	147	113
1887		< 5	--	115	116
1886		< 5	--	121	121
1885		< 5	--	108	128
1884		< 5	--	120	121
1883		< 5	--	104	122
1882		< 5	--	145	102
1881		< 5	--	102	119
1880		< 5	--	123	109

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.