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Westley Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Westley?

The less frequently given name Westley was the 786th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #562 was reached in 1988.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 288 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Westley was less than 5, most recently in 1907.

Westley, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1911-1915, 1916-1919, 1939-1942, 1944-1948, 1958-1961, 1972-1977, 1985-1988, 2004-2008, and 2009-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1955-1958, 1992-1996, and 1998-2001.

Where is the name Westley popularity headed?

Westley's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Westley has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Westley for their newborn has risen.

The name Westley is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Westley (Girl)Westley (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 5 17,863 288 786
2017 6 15,751 261 846
2016 < 5 -- 237 907
2015 5 18,926 200 1,017
2014 < 5 -- 174 1,096
2013 < 5 -- 184 1,046
2012 < 5 -- 140 1,262
2011 < 5 -- 116 1,426
2010 < 5 -- 108 1,513
2009 < 5 -- 109 1,527
2008 < 5 -- 105 1,541
2007 < 5 -- 89 1,709
2006 < 5 -- 81 1,734
2005 < 5 -- 79 1,709
2004 < 5 -- 65 1,907
2003 < 5 -- 69 1,763
2002 < 5 -- 90 1,443
2001 < 5 -- 57 1,933
2000 < 5 -- 65 1,740
1999 < 5 -- 89 1,353
1998 < 5 -- 91 1,320
1997 < 5 -- 79 1,401
1996 < 5 -- 80 1,357
1995 < 5 -- 109 1,089
1994 < 5 -- 131 967
1993 < 5 -- 126 961
1992 < 5 -- 146 875
1991 < 5 -- 152 844
1990 < 5 -- 194 734
1989 < 5 -- 231 657
1988 5 13,830 271 562
1987 < 5 -- 208 638
1986 < 5 -- 148 750
1985 < 5 -- 94 944
1984 < 5 -- 79 1,007
1983 < 5 -- 83 970
1982 < 5 -- 76 1,049
1981 < 5 -- 97 912
1980 < 5 -- 84 987
1979 < 5 -- 69 1,077
1978 < 5 -- 105 838
1977 < 5 -- 118 791
1976 < 5 -- 65 1,041
1975 < 5 -- 52 1,180
1974 < 5 -- 53 1,135
1973 < 5 -- 53 1,134
1972 < 5 -- 41 1,326
1971 < 5 -- 66 1,007
1970 < 5 -- 60 1,062
1969 < 5 -- 45 1,187
1968 < 5 -- 53 1,024
1967 < 5 -- 31 1,386
1966 < 5 -- 44 1,129
1965 < 5 -- 31 1,404
1964 < 5 -- 38 1,286
1963 < 5 -- 28 1,514
1962 < 5 -- 41 1,229
1961 < 5 -- 40 1,263
1960 < 5 -- 31 1,459
1959 < 5 -- 32 1,410
1958 < 5 -- 22 1,720
1957 < 5 -- 40 1,246
1956 < 5 -- 44 1,154
1955 < 5 -- 44 1,136
1954 < 5 -- 39 1,212
1953 < 5 -- 33 1,332
1952 < 5 -- 30 1,404
1951 < 5 -- 32 1,328
1950 < 5 -- 27 1,434
1949 < 5 -- 29 1,377
1948 < 5 -- 48 1,022
1947 < 5 -- 30 1,362
1946 < 5 -- 23 1,508
1945 < 5 -- 25 1,348
1944 < 5 -- 20 1,571
1943 < 5 -- 28 1,341
1942 < 5 -- 28 1,332
1941 < 5 -- 21 1,530
1940 < 5 -- 22 1,467
1939 < 5 -- 20 1,531
1938 < 5 -- 18 1,686
1937 < 5 -- 21 1,523
1936 < 5 -- 11 2,298
1935 < 5 -- 23 1,452
1934 < 5 -- 16 1,855
1933 < 5 -- 18 1,704
1932 < 5 -- 28 1,322
1931 < 5 -- 18 1,767
1930 < 5 -- 27 1,426
1929 < 5 -- 17 1,928
1928 < 5 -- 15 2,162
1927 < 5 -- 29 1,405
1926 < 5 -- 25 1,513
1925 < 5 -- 32 1,304
1924 < 5 -- 28 1,457
1923 < 5 -- 34 1,255
1922 < 5 -- 23 1,641
1921 < 5 -- 26 1,505
1920 < 5 -- 22 1,691
1919 < 5 -- 36 1,186
1918 < 5 -- 24 1,537
1917 < 5 -- 18 1,810
1916 < 5 -- 20 1,645
1915 < 5 -- 22 1,503
1914 < 5 -- 16 1,605
1913 < 5 -- 10 1,941
1912 < 5 -- 14 1,347
1911 < 5 -- 8 1,383
1910 < 5 -- 9 1,191
1909 < 5 -- 12 891
1908 < 5 -- 10 944
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- 6 1,243
1905 < 5 -- 7 1,088
1904 < 5 -- 8 963
1903 < 5 -- 8 906
1902 < 5 -- 8 927
1901 < 5 -- 5 1,207
1900 < 5 -- 13 739
1899 < 5 -- 9 781
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- 10 776
1895 < 5 -- 5 1,236
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- 7 901
1892 < 5 -- 8 858
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- 5 1,062
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

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.