Weslee
The Story of Weslee
As a girl name
Weslee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 28 births, good for #4,738 nationwide. About 49% of every Weslee on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Weslee ranks #5,506 for girls with 23 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). All told, over 312 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Weslee as a boy name dates back to 1976, when 7 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 55 newborns named Weslee — #2,496 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Weslee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Weslee ranks #2,496 for boys with 55 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Weslee
Weslee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Weslee's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,478. Use the chart and map above to compare Weslee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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