How Many People Are Named Wesson?
An estimated 2,945 people in the United States have the first name Wesson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Wesson peaked in popularity in 2021 with 306 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wesson 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 Wesson paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wesson is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,945
About 1 in 116,385 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2021
306 births
Total Registered
2,966
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wesson
Wesson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,966 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Wesson as a male name
Ranked #949 in 2024
240 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (306 births)
Wesson as a female name
Ranked #17,837 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2019 (5 births)
Wesson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wesson span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,559 babies were registered. Wesson remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wesson by Decade
How has Wesson 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.
Wesson by State
Birth registrations for Wesson span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in North Dakota, Massachusetts, Idaho. On average, about 57 Wessons were registered per state.
Wesson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wesson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wesson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wesson?
We estimate approximately 2,945 people named Wesson 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 116,385 Americans share this first name.
Is Wesson a common name?
Wesson is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,966 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wesson most popular?
Wesson reached peak popularity in 2021, when 306 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wesson is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wesson a male name?
Wesson is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wesson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wesson Smith, Wesson Johnson, Wesson 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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