Westley

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Westley is ranked 656th among boys in 2024 (419 births). Its best rank was 562nd, in 1988.

Rank in 2024: #656up 23 from 2023
Births in 2024: 4190.02% of boys
Peak year: 2024419 births
Best rank: #562in 1988
Since 1887: 9,664people given the name

Babies named Westley, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

9,664 boys have been named Westley in the United States since 1887, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 419 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1998, and the 2010s alone account for 21%. It has spent 34 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Westley
1880s	5
1890s	39
1900s	77
1910s	177
1920s	251
1930s	200
1940s	274
1950s	343
1960s	382
1970s	682
1980s	1,371
1990s	1,197
2000s	809
2010s	2,007
2020s	1,850

In 2024, its biggest year

Westley was the 656th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Westley

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.