Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Wes
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
376
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Wes
How many people are named Wes?
An estimated 6,050 living Americans are named Wes.
How rare is Wes?
Wes is uncommon among babies today, with 376 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Wes?
The median age of a living American named Wes is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 52 years old.
Is Wes still popular?
Yes — Wes is currently rising in popularity, with 376 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Wes most common?
Wes has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 3.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
376
All-time
6,786
Where it lives now
Wes is most concentrated in Utah — about 3.5× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Louisiana.
States where Wes is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.