Weslie
The Story of Weslie
As a girl name
Weslie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1943, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 86 births, good for #2,207 nationwide. About 61% of every Weslie on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Weslie ranks #2,207 for girls with 86 births, rising sharply (+136% over the past five years). All told, over 717 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Weslie on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 11 Weslies were born — ranking #2,523 that year. Weslie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 387 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Weslie
Weslie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 717 births in the dataset. Weslie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,207. Use the chart and map above to compare Weslie'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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