Westin
Westin was the 689th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 396 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 597th with 475 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 64 places. More babies were named Westin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Weston) west farmstead (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #689 boys, up 87 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 396boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023475 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,440babies recorded
What does the name Westin mean?
Westin is a spelling of Weston, pronounced the same way, so it shares Weston's meaning and origin.
Weston is an English place name, found in dozens of villages, that joins Old English west, 'west', with tun, an enclosure, farm or settlement; it meant the western farm or village of a district. It became a surname for people from one of these places. As a first name it is a modern American transfer from the surname, part of the wave of -ton names.
west (Old English, “west”)tūn (Old English, “enclosure, farmstead, settlement”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Wes, Westin, Easton.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Weston', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry '-ton', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Westin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 26 since 2015, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #689 | 396 |
| 2020 | #776 | 305 |
| 2010 | #850 | 250 |
| 2000 | #1,627 | 73 |
| 1990 | #1,563 | 54 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Westin, counting every spelling?
Westin is a spelling of Weston, a name family that ranked #45 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #689 for Westin on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,426 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | 5,482 | #55 | 22,432 |
| Westin | 396 | #689 | 2,125 |
| Westyn | 371 | #724 | 1,446 |
| Westen | 162 | #1,239 | 661 |
| Westynn | 15 | #6,117 | 40 |
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 Westin?
396 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Westin (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Westin 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 21 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Westin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Westin?
About 7,300 people born in the US named Westin are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Westin 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.
Westin by state
How common Westin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (2.5×), Arkansas (2.4×), Mississippi (2.4×), Kentucky (2.4×), Iowa (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, New York, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Westin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Westin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Westin
What does Westin mean?
Westin is a spelling of Weston, which means “west farmstead (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Westin?
Westin was the 689th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 396 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 597th with 475 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 64 places. More babies were named Westin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Westin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Westin in the US.
Where is Westin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Westin was most common in Montana (0.62 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Arkansas.