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Wesley

Pronounced /ˈwɛsli/

Rank in 2024
#2,166
Born in 2024
87
Peak year
2021 · #1577
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for boys:5,144 in 2024 (#58)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 87 girls were named Wesley, about 1 in every 18,542.
  • It peaked in 2021 with 133 babies, ranked #1577.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1890.
  • 3,155 girls have been named Wesley since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Wesley per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 167 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 232 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 273 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 368 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 755 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 407 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 948 babies, 0.05 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Several places in England, from Old English west (“west”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to west +‎ -ley (“lea”).

  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of 18th century and later usage, today often without any religious connotations.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ˈwɛsli/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Wesley, CC BY-SA 4.0.