Is Wes a boy or girl name?
Wes is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 345 boys were named Wes, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,408 US babies named Wes were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #744
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Wes since 1880
- 6,408
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 345 babies
Boys and girls named Wes, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 485 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 571 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 392 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 480 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,396 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,454 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 345 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 310 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 315 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 268 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 216 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 217 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 191 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 180 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 143 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 122 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 122 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 83 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 84 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 75 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,334 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 39 | #2,740 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,862 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,296 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,979 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,923 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,871 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,399 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,298 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,746 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,102 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 30 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 45 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 36 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 44 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 66 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 83 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 87 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 83 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 76 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 75 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 95 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 100 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 127 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 155 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 130 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 131 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 138 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 121 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 96 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 69 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 34 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 29 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 26 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,017 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,549 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,649 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,525 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,508 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,269 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,632 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,302 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,522 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,706 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,176 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,336 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,942 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,309 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,269 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,248 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wes reached #629 in 1963. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wes
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.