Weston
Weston was the 55th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5,482 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 65 places. More babies were named Weston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning west farmstead (place name) · Old English
Say it WES-tuhn /ˈwɛstən/
- Rank in 2025
- #55 boys, up 49 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5,482boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20255,482 babies
- Total since 1880
- 76,027babies recorded
What does the name Weston mean?
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
Nicknames for Weston
The usual nicknames for Weston are Wes. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Weston in the last five years, 7 were named Wes, against 6 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes · also for Wesson, Wesley, Westley | Modern | #716 | 1,615 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Westons go by each one.
Weston popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 120 since 1986, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #55 | 5,482 |
| 2020 | #104 | 3,423 |
| 2010 | #225 | 1,584 |
| 2000 | #397 | 641 |
| 1990 | #399 | 578 |
| 1980 | #618 | 203 |
| 1970 | #1,004 | 66 |
| 1960 | #1,192 | 44 |
| 1950 | #1,202 | 37 |
| 1940 | #918 | 49 |
| 1930 | #1,115 | 40 |
| 1920 | #939 | 55 |
| 1910 | #926 | 13 |
| 1900 | #1,302 | 6 |
| 1890 | #1,156 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Weston, counting every spelling?
Weston is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #45 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #55 for Weston 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 Weston?
5,482 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Weston (1.52 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Weston born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 35. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Weston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Weston?
About 73,100 people born in the US named Weston are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 17. That makes Weston 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.
Weston by state
How common Weston was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Vermont (4.0×), Wyoming (3.7×), Montana (3.1×), West Virginia (3.0×), Maine (2.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Weston: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Weston, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Weston · Sibling names for Weston
Questions about the name Weston
What does Weston mean?
Weston means “west farmstead (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Weston?
Weston was the 55th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5,482 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 65 places. More babies were named Weston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Weston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Weston in the US.
Where is Weston most popular?
In 2021–2025, Weston was most common in Vermont (10.51 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wyoming and Montana.