Wesley

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Wesley first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 185 babies (rank #179 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,063

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

185

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wesley Wyndam-Price — rogue Watcher

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
1996	185	#179
1997	139	#225
1998	151	#210
1999	136	#225
2000	130	#233
2001	113	#252
2002	130	#231
2003	113	#269
2004	123	#266
2005	90	#351
2006	89	#388
2007	92	#395
2008	66	#522
2009	74	#484
2010	65	#535
2011	64	#556
2012	65	#565
2013	51	#663
2014	53	#649
2015	73	#533
2016	61	#596