Wes

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Wes first appears in the U.S. data in 1880 and has been recorded in 105 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 345 babies (rank #744 that year). In 2024 it was given to 345 boys (rank #744). The name has been rising over the last five years.
6,408
Total babies (all years)
105
Years in the data
345
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
18805#1,051
18847#845
18865#1,102
18876#914
19125#2,897
19135#3,248
19149#2,449
19206#4,269
19216#4,309
19225#4,942
19246#4,336
19266#4,176
19285#4,706
19295#4,522
19315#4,302
19336#3,632
19347#3,269
19359#2,714
19376#3,508
19386#3,525
193912#2,155
19419#2,649
19426#3,549
194319#1,694
194414#1,986
194522#1,443
194621#1,600
194730#1,361
194822#1,609
194917#1,871
195015#2,017
195126#1,487
195224#1,580
195333#1,329
195429#1,433
195538#1,239
195634#1,333
195769#918
195896#760
1959121#701
1960138#669
1961131#678
1962130#682
1963155#629
1964127#685
1965100#744
196695#755
196775#831
196876#839
196983#845
197087#868
197183#899
197266#999
197338#1,373
197445#1,265
197536#1,503
197639#1,450
197767#1,063
197853#1,239
197957#1,220
198052#1,312
198140#1,545
198244#1,462
198345#1,428
198436#1,655
198540#1,612
198645#1,509
198729#2,113
198831#2,087
198930#2,291
199035#2,127
199126#2,680
199222#3,102
199320#3,362
199418#3,746
199521#3,298
199621#3,399
199718#3,871
199828#2,923
199919#3,979
200026#3,296
200133#2,862
200233#2,880
200337#2,725
200439#2,740
200549#2,397
200666#2,035
200756#2,334
200875#1,931
200966#2,096
201084#1,777
201183#1,769
201294#1,655
2013122#1,385
2014122#1,395
2015143#1,265
2016160#1,193
2017180#1,089
2018191#1,063
2019217#982
2020216#990
2021268#867
2022315#801
2023310#799
2024345#744