How Many People Are Named Wes?
An estimated 5,854 people in the United States have the first name Wes. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Wes peaked in popularity in 2024 with 345 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wes as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wes paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,854
About 1 in 58,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2024
345 births
Total Registered
6,408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wes
Wes is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,408 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wes as a male name
Ranked #744 in 2024
345 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (345 births)
Wes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wes span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,454 babies were registered. Wes remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wes by Decade
How has Wes tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wes by State
Birth registrations for Wes span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Nevada, Kentucky, Alabama. On average, about 88 Wess were registered per state.
Wes + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wes
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wes?
We estimate approximately 5,854 people named Wes are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 58,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Wes a common name?
Wes is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wes most popular?
Wes reached peak popularity in 2024, when 345 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wes is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wes a male name?
Wes is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wes Smith, Wes Johnson, Wes Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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