Is Westley a boy or girl name?
Westley is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 419 boys were named Westley, so 1.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 9,720 US babies named Westley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #656
- Girl rank, 2024
- #17,492
- Babies named Westley since 1887
- 9,720
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 424 babies
Boys and girls named Westley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 177 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 251 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 200 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 343 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 382 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 682 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,371 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 1,197 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 809 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,007 | 16 | 0.8% |
| 2020s | 1,850 | 35 | 1.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 419 | #656 | 5 | #17,492 |
| 2023 | 400 | #679 | 9 | #11,099 |
| 2022 | 367 | #717 | 5 | #17,603 |
| 2021 | 340 | #750 | 10 | #10,248 |
| 2020 | 324 | #751 | 6 | #14,977 |
| 2019 | 291 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 291 | #786 | 5 | #17,985 |
| 2017 | 262 | #847 | 6 | #15,796 |
| 2016 | 239 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 200 | #1,017 | 5 | #18,963 |
| 2014 | 174 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 186 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 140 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 116 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 109 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 105 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 89 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 81 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 69 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 90 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 65 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 89 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 79 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 80 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 109 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 131 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 126 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 146 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 152 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 194 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 231 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 271 | #562 | 5 | #13,836 |
| 1987 | 208 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 148 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 94 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 79 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 83 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 76 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 97 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 84 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 69 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 105 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 118 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 65 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 52 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 66 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 53 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 38 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 41 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 40 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 31 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 44 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 39 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 30 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 48 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,298 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 27 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 32 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 34 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 36 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Westley reached #562 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #10,248 in 2021. 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 Westley
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.