How Many People Are Named Wessley?
An estimated 243 people in the United States have the first name Wessley. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Wessley peaked in popularity in 1978 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wessley 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 Wessley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
243
About 1 in 1,410,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1978
11 births
Total Registered
264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wessley
Wessley is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 264 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wessley as a male name
Ranked #10,775 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 1978 (11 births)
Wessley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wessley span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 70 babies were registered. Wessley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wessley by Decade
How has Wessley 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.
Wessley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wessley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wessley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wessley?
We estimate approximately 243 people named Wessley 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 1,410,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Wessley a common name?
Wessley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wessley most popular?
Wessley reached peak popularity in 1978, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wessley is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wessley a male name?
Wessley is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wessley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wessley Smith, Wessley Johnson, Wessley 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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