Westyn
Westyn was the 724th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 371 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 680 places. More babies were named Westyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Weston) west farmstead (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #724 boys, up 582 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 371boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025371 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,328babies recorded
What does the name Westyn mean?
Westyn 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
Westyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,068 | #724 | 10 | 371 |
| 2020 | #7,547 | #1,306 | 15 | 139 |
| 2010 | #14,869 | #2,066 | 7 | 66 |
| 2000 | — | #8,176 | — | 8 |
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How popular is Westyn, counting every spelling?
Westyn is a spelling of Weston, a name family that ranked #45 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #724 for Westyn 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 Westyn?
371 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Westyn (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Westyn 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 23 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Westyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Westyn?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Westyn are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Westyn 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.
Westyn by state
How common Westyn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (3.5×), Nebraska (2.9×), Iowa (2.9×), Oklahoma (2.7×), Indiana (2.6×). In 18 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
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Questions about the name Westyn
What does Westyn mean?
Westyn is a spelling of Weston, which means “west farmstead (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Westyn?
Westyn was the 724th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 371 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 680 places. More babies were named Westyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Westyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Westyn in the US.
Where is Westyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Westyn was most common in West Virginia (0.58 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Nebraska.