How Many People Are Named Westen?
An estimated 1,728 people in the United States have the first name Westen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Westen peaked in popularity in 2024 with 134 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Westen 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 Westen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Westen is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,728
About 1 in 198,353 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
134 births
Total Registered
1,745
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Westen
Westen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,745 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Westen as a male name
Ranked #1,399 in 2024
134 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (134 births)
Westen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Westen span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 749 babies were registered. While Westen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Westen by Decade
How has Westen 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.
Westen by State
Birth registrations for Westen span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Oregon, Oklahoma. On average, about 22 Westens were registered per state.
Westen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Westen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Westen
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Westen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Westen?
We estimate approximately 1,728 people named Westen 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 198,353 Americans share this first name.
Is Westen a common name?
Westen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,745 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Westen most popular?
Westen reached peak popularity in 2024, when 134 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Westen is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Westen a male name?
Westen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Westen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Westen Smith, Westen Johnson, Westen 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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