How Many People Are Named Westly?
An estimated 761 people in the United States have the first name Westly. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Westly peaked in popularity in 1980 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Westly 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 Westly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
761
About 1 in 450,400 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1980
24 births
Total Registered
926
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Westly
Westly is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 926 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Westly as a male name
Ranked #6,784 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (24 births)
Westly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Westly span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 164 babies were registered. While Westly is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Westly by Decade
How has Westly 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.
Westly by State
Westly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Westly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Westly
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Westly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Westly?
We estimate approximately 761 people named Westly 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 450,400 Americans share this first name.
Is Westly a common name?
Westly is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 926 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Westly most popular?
Westly reached peak popularity in 1980, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Westly is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Westly a male name?
Westly is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Westly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Westly Smith, Westly Johnson, Westly 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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