Boy name Old English origin Christian tradition

Wesley

WES-lee · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Western meadow
Language
Old English
Culture
Anglo-Saxon
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#58
2024 births5,144
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births242,105
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Wes
Alternate spellings
WestleyWesly
In other languages
Wesley (English)

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