Weslyn
Weslyn was the 4063rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2633rd with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 912 places. More babies were named Weslyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,063 girls, down 618 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36girls
- Girls and boys
- 76% girls, 24% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201767 babies
- Total since 1880
- 731babies recorded
Weslyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,063 | #9,652 | 36 | 8 |
| 2020 | #3,445 | #10,545 | 45 | 7 |
| 2010 | #12,223 | — | 9 | — |
| 2000 | #17,545 | — | 5 | — |
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How popular is Weslyn, counting every spelling?
Weslyn is a spelling of Weslynn, a name family that ranked #1,622 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,063 for Weslyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 112 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weslynn | 76 | #2,386 | 278 |
| Weslyn | 36 | #4,063 | 211 |
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 Weslyn?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Weslyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Weslyn 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Weslyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Weslyn?
About 600 people born in the US named Weslyn are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Weslyn a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Weslyn by state
How common Weslyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Weslyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Weslyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Weslyn
How popular is the name Weslyn?
Weslyn was the 4063rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2633rd with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 912 places. More babies were named Weslyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Weslyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 76% girls, 24% boys given the name Weslyn in the US.
Where is Weslyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Weslyn was most common in Louisiana (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Ohio.