Wesley Boy

Popularity: #57 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Wesley

Wesley Snipes is an American actor known for his roles in films such as 'Blade' and 'White Men Can't Jump'.

Wesley Crusher is a fictional character from 'Star Trek: The Next Generation', portrayed as a young prodigy.

Wesley Anderson is an American filmmaker known for his distinctive visual and narrative style in films like 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.

Fictional characters named Wesley

Wesley Wyndam-Pryce is a character from the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and its spin-off 'Angel', known for his transformation from a bumbling watcher to a skilled fighter.

Wesley Dodd is a character in the comic book series 'Sandman', known for his role as the villain known as the 'Sandman'.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Wesley was first seen in the United States in 1880. Wesley has ranked as high as #95 nationally, which occurred in 2024, and has been most popular in California, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina. In the past 5 years the name Wesley has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Wesley (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	417	9%
TX	348	7%
NY	247	5%
PA	237	5%
OH	237	5%
FL	220	5%
MI	189	4%
NC	179	4%
MA	166	3%
IL	155	3%
MN	148	3%
WI	145	3%
GA	141	3%
WA	139	3%
VA	137	3%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	123
1881	102
1882	145
1883	104
1884	120
1885	108
1886	121
1887	115
1888	147
1889	101
1890	131
1891	115
1892	142
1893	136
1894	149
1895	156
1896	145
1897	121
1898	151
1899	119
1900	181
1901	146
1902	145
1903	153
1904	166
1905	174
1906	155
1907	191
1908	185
1909	197
1910	209
1911	261
1912	485
1913	585
1914	789
1915	990
1916	1,026
1917	1,014
1918	1,145
1919	1,099
1920	1,244
1921	1,332
1922	1,287
1923	1,379
1924	1,347
1925	1,265
1926	1,320
1927	1,324
1928	1,182
1929	1,181
1930	1,186
1931	1,115
1932	1,135
1933	1,030
1934	1,118
1935	1,040
1936	1,061
1937	1,065
1938	1,074
1939	1,113
1940	1,129
1941	1,091
1942	1,253
1943	1,267
1944	1,169
1945	1,107
1946	1,248
1947	1,459
1948	1,336
1949	1,406
1950	1,527
1951	1,500
1952	1,594
1953	1,733
1954	1,844
1955	1,925
1956	2,005
1957	1,993
1958	1,953
1959	1,999
1960	2,021
1961	2,002
1962	1,963
1963	2,099
1964	1,969
1965	1,860
1966	1,803
1967	1,587
1968	1,643
1969	1,861
1970	2,059
1971	1,959
1972	1,691
1973	1,554
1974	1,467
1975	1,532
1976	2,147
1977	4,301
1978	3,306
1979	3,237
1980	3,165
1981	3,042
1982	3,030
1983	2,788
1984	2,799
1985	3,044
1986	3,043
1987	3,244
1988	3,478
1989	3,457
1990	3,316
1991	3,267
1992	3,239
1993	3,172
1994	3,031
1995	2,798
1996	2,616
1997	2,358
1998	2,242
1999	2,207
2000	2,215
2001	2,028
2002	2,052
2003	2,123
2004	2,108
2005	2,113
2006	2,103
2007	2,063
2008	2,066
2009	2,211
2010	2,431
2011	2,476
2012	2,648
2013	2,837
2014	3,142
2015	3,232
2016	3,429
2017	3,577
2018	3,627
2019	3,763
2020	3,705
2021	4,216
2022	4,666
2023	4,550
2024	5,144