Is West a boy or girl name?
West is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 143 boys were named West, so 5.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 3,550 US babies named West were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,338
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,042
- Babies named West since 1880
- 3,550
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 151 babies
Boys and girls named West, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 224 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 254 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 165 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 153 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 151 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 148 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 311 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 733 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 530 | 15 | 2.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 143 | #1,338 | 8 | #12,042 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,419 | 7 | #13,485 |
| 2021 | 90 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 98 | #1,657 | 5 | #17,838 |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,254 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 74 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,172 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 52 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,971 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,783 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,810 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,365 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,606 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #7,021 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,563 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,583 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,862 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,947 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,289 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,501 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,363 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,641 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,450 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,601 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,436 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,648 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,102 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,706 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,960 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,396 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,822 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,789 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,672 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,418 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,203 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,849 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,017 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,944 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,441 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 21 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,140 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,865 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,316 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,166 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 36 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 29 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 28 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 14 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 19 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 12 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 12 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 16 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 11 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 12 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 12 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 21 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 19 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 15 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 13 | #523 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, West reached #396 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #12,042 in 2024. 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 West
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.