Wesley

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Wesley first appears in the data in 1973 and has been recorded in 41 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 738 babies (rank #21 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Wesley

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wesley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

13,037

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

738

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Wesley

Wesley Sneijderassociation football player · b. 1984
Wesley Snipestaekwondo athlete · b. 1962
Wesley Clarkpolitician · b. 1944
Wesley Sochess player · b. 1993
Wesley Fofanaassociation football player · b. 2000

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1973	1	#1,124
1975	57	#243
1976	57	#243
1977	57	#236
1978	174	#110
1979	141	#129
1980	183	#105
1981	168	#111
1982	233	#83
1983	257	#70
1984	323	#61
1985	457	#36
1986	542	#35
1987	554	#34
1988	483	#35
1989	686	#21
1990	738	#21
1991	667	#25
1992	625	#24
1993	556	#31
1994	521	#33
1995	495	#37
1996	456	#39
1997	416	#45
1998	423	#46
1999	456	#39
2000	391	#50
2001	327	#59
2002	300	#66
2003	341	#51
2004	379	#44
2005	260	#67
2006	227	#77
2007	192	#88
2008	164	#111
2009	177	#101
2010	205	#83
2011	121	#130
2012	87	#169
2013	70	#196
2014	70	#200