How Many People Are Named Wesley Moore?

There are approximately 453 people named Wesley Moore living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 756,632 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Wesley with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Moore. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

453

1 in 756,632 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Wesley

Last Name

Moore

Wesley: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Wesley. The peak year was 2024 with 5,231 births. The average person named Wesley today is 36 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Wesley

In the 2020 Census, the first name Wesley was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.40%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.59%) and Hispanic (4.59%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Wesley in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Wesley rose or fell over time.

White

78.40%

Black

8.59%

Hispanic

4.59%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.07%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.94%

Two or More Races

4.41%

Ancestry of the Moore Surname

The surname Moore was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Moore in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

63.77%

Black

26.98%

Hispanic

3.39%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.65%

Two or More Races

4.59%

How we calculated this

The first name "Wesley" has an estimated frequency of 0.0567% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Moore" appears at a rate of 232.98 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Wesley are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 453 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Wesley

Wesley Smith Wesley Johnson Wesley Williams Wesley Brown Wesley Jones Wesley Garcia Wesley Anderson

Other people with the surname Moore

Michael Moore James Moore John Moore David Moore Robert Moore William Moore Christopher Moore Joseph Moore

Wesley Moore: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Wesley Moore?

We estimate approximately 453 people named Wesley Moore are alive in the United States today. The first name Wesley is shared by 194,485 Americans, and the surname Moore is shared by 798,562.

How rare is the name Wesley Moore?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 756,632 Americans. The first name Wesley is common and the surname Moore is very common.

Is Wesley a male or female name?

Wesley is predominantly male, with 98.7% of bearers being male and 1.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 36 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Wesley?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Wesley was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.40%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.59%) and Hispanic (4.59%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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