Wesly
Wesly was the 6781st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1971st; the most babies were born in 2002 (32). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,794 places. More babies were named Wesly in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Wesley) western meadow (surname) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #6,781 boys, up 1,908 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200232 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,439babies recorded
What does the name Wesly mean?
Wesly is a spelling of Wesley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Wesley's meaning and origin.
Wesley is an English surname taken from places whose names joined Old English west, 'west', with leah, a wood or clearing. As a first name it spread in the 18th and 19th centuries in honor of John and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism, especially among Methodist families in Britain and America. Today it is used without that religious link. Wes is the usual short form.
west (Old English, “west”)lēah (Old English, “wood, clearing, meadow”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Wesley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Wesley (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Wesly popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,781 | 13 |
| 2020 | #8,689 | 9 |
| 2010 | #6,684 | 13 |
| 2000 | #4,380 | 18 |
| 1990 | #3,963 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,092 | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,827 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,865 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,282 | 8 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Wesly, counting every spelling?
Wesly is a spelling of Wesley, a name family that ranked #61 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,781 for Wesly on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,642 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley | 5,578 | #52 | 24,179 |
| Weslee | 51 | #2,600 | 236 |
| Wesly | 13 | #6,781 | 55 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Wesly?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wesly (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wesly born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wesly.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wesly?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Wesly are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 20 and 45. That makes Wesly mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wesly: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wesly, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wesly
What does Wesly mean?
Wesly is a spelling of Wesley, which means “western meadow (surname)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Wesly?
Wesly was the 6781st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1971st; the most babies were born in 2002 (32). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,794 places. More babies were named Wesly in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Wesly a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wesly in the US.