Weslyn
The Story of Weslyn
As a girl name
Weslyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 67 births, good for #2,596 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Weslyns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,925 among girl names with 38 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 636 Weslyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Weslyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2009, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 18 births, good for #5,212 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 61% of all recorded Weslyns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,363 among boy names with 18 births, rising sharply (+75% over the past five years). In total, more than 163 Weslyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Weslyn
Weslyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 636 births in the dataset. Weslyn's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,596. Use the chart and map above to compare Weslyn'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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