Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Wesley
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
5,578
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Wesley
How many people are named Wesley?
An estimated 188,981 living Americans are named Wesley.
How rare is Wesley?
Wesley is still widely used among babies today, with 5,578 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Wesley?
The median age of a living American named Wesley is approximately 33 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 48 years old.
Is Wesley still popular?
Yes — Wesley is currently rising in popularity, with 5,578 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Wesley most common?
Wesley has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 6.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
5,578
All-time
247,713
Where it lives now
Wesley is most concentrated in Vermont — about 4.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Wesley is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.