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Wesley

Boy English #1790 in 2023

Wesley is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Wesley

Several places in England, from west + lēah.

Popularity of Wesley

Popularity, 1880–2023

4,664 births in 2023

1880 2023

236,961 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2022

4,795 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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Girl · English

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Girl · English

English place name from sċīr + lēah

Boy · Germanic languages

A name, from Walter, from Waltier, from Waltheri (compare, which see for more details), from Waldahari, from Waldaharjaz, Related Compare herald and Harold, in which these elements are reversed

Girl · English

Wished-for child; desired

From Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.