West
West was the 1255th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 159 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 396th; the most babies were born in 2025 (159). Over the last ten years it has moved up 675 places. More babies were named West in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,255 boys, up 592 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 159boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025159 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,720babies recorded
West popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 28 since 2019, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,255 | 159 |
| 2020 | #1,847 | 81 |
| 2010 | #2,426 | 52 |
| 2000 | #4,564 | 17 |
| 1990 | #3,601 | 17 |
| 1980 | #2,960 | 16 |
| 1970 | #1,845 | 24 |
| 1960 | #2,312 | 14 |
| 1950 | #2,018 | 15 |
| 1940 | #2,316 | 11 |
| 1930 | #1,816 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,380 | 29 |
| 1910 | #706 | 19 |
| 1900 | #738 | 13 |
| 1890 | #564 | 13 |
| 1880 | #523 | 13 |
How popular is West, counting every spelling?
West has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,188 for boys in 2025, against #1,255 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name West?
159 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named West (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named West 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 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named West.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named West?
About 2,500 people born in the US named West are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 36. That makes West mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
West by state
How common West was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (3.9×), California (2.2×). In 36 states fewer than five boys 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 West: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like West, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name West
How popular is the name West?
West was the 1255th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 159 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 396th; the most babies were born in 2025 (159). Over the last ten years it has moved up 675 places. More babies were named West in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is West a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name West in the US.
Where is West most popular?
In 2021–2025, West was most common in Utah (0.27 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Arizona.