Wesley is a boy's name of English origin meaning “west and wood, clearing.” In 2024 it was given to 5,144 boys in the United States.
Wesley belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “west and wood, clearing” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Wesley first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #58 in 2024, and in 2024 5,144 babies received the name — 242,105 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Wesley means “west and wood, clearing” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Wesley is a boy name. In 2024, 5,144 babies received the name in the US.
Wesley comes from the English & American tradition.
Wesley first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #58 in 2024, and 5,144 babies were given the name in 2024.
Wesley is pronounced /ˈwɛsli/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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