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Wesley

“Western meadow (clearing to the west)” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #1911 in the US (2025) · Trending

Wesley has appeared in US records since 1890 — best rank #1338 (1890) · 3,256 babies named Wesley all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Wesleys

• Wesley J. Read — notable figure
• Wesley Borges Wurlitzer — Brazilian acarologist

What Wesleys become

Among 628 notable people named Wesley:

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