How Many People Are Named Wesly?
An estimated 1,204 people in the United States have the first name Wesly. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Wesly peaked in popularity in 2002 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wesly 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 Wesly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,204
About 1 in 284,680 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2002
32 births
Total Registered
1,426
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wesly
Wesly is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,426 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wesly as a male name
Ranked #12,219 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (32 births)
Wesly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wesly span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 249 babies were registered. Wesly has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wesly by Decade
How has Wesly 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.
Wesly by State
Birth registrations for Wesly span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, New York. The lowest are in Texas, New York, California. On average, about 19 Weslys were registered per state.
Wesly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wesly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wesly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wesly?
We estimate approximately 1,204 people named Wesly 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 284,680 Americans share this first name.
Is Wesly a common name?
Wesly is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,426 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wesly most popular?
Wesly reached peak popularity in 2002, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wesly is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wesly a male name?
Wesly is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wesly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wesly Smith, Wesly Johnson, Wesly 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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