Wesson

Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539 · #917 for boys in 2025, 257 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2021 · 306 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,219
since 2004

Wesson over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Wesson has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#917257
2024—#950241
2023—#949238
2022—#921251
2021—#800306
2020—#850268
2019#15,5395#915240
2018—#912236
2017—#890242
2016—#993205
2015—#1,070185
2014—#1,179158
2013—#1,540103
2012—#1,72987
2011—#2,10563
2010—#3,18135
2009—#2,84742
2008—#4,04425
2007—#6,26213
2006—#6,09413
2005—#10,1516
2004—#11,3565
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First appearance
2004

The first year at least five boys were named Wesson! It came in at #11,356, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2004–2005, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Wesson is popular in 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedNHWashington: #625 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,704 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedMNIllinois: #974 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 8,021 boysILWisconsin: #759 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,385 boysWIMichigan: #702 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,774 boysMINew York: #1,579 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 16,666 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedSDIowa: #498 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,539 boysIAIndiana: #620 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,952 boysINOhio: #774 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,932 boysOHPennsylvania: #852 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,404 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,278 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 14,912 boysCAUtah: #680 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,195 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedCONebraska: #440 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,990 boysNEMissouri: #686 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,516 boysMOKentucky: #627 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,362 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedDEArizona: #804 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,007 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedNMKansas: #494 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,610 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedARTennessee: #926 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,240 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedLAMississippi: #398 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,919 boysMSAlabama: #574 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,300 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Wesson, so not publishedHITexas: #1,192 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 12,348 boysTXFlorida: #1,236 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,242 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#398 · 1 in 1,919
  2. Nebraska#440 · 1 in 1,990
  3. Kansas#494 · 1 in 2,610
  4. Iowa#498 · 1 in 2,539
  5. Alabama#574 · 1 in 3,300

Best ever in a state: #189 in Montana, 2019.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#39871 in 1,919
Nebraska#44051 in 1,990
Kansas#49461 in 2,610
Iowa#49861 in 2,539
Alabama#57471 in 3,300
Indiana#62091 in 3,952
Washington#625101 in 3,704
Kentucky#62751 in 4,362
Utah#68051 in 4,195
Missouri#68671 in 4,516
Michigan#702101 in 4,774
Wisconsin#75951 in 5,385
Ohio#774101 in 5,932
Arizona#80461 in 6,007
Pennsylvania#85281 in 7,404
Tennessee#92651 in 7,240
Illinois#97481 in 8,021
Texas#1,192151 in 12,348
Florida#1,23681 in 12,242
California#1,278151 in 14,912
New York#1,57961 in 16,666
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See more about Wesson
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 33 spots since 2024 (#950 → #917)
  • 67 spots since 2020 (#850 → #917)
  • 153 spots since 2015 (#1,070 → #917)
  • Biggest jump: 103 spots in 2017 (#993 → #890)
  • Biggest drop: 121 spots in 2022 (#800 → #921)
Rise & fade · boys
17 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 2004
  • Peaked 2021 at #800 (306 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,717
  • Highest: 1 in 5,717 boys born in 2021 were named Wesson (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,646 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 48.5% of all boys named Wesson (1,561) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
2000s104#2,847 (2009)#6,792
2010s1,554#890 (2017)#1,451
2020s1,561#800 (2021)#898

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Wesson in 2016

boys
#993
205 births · 1 in 9,257 boys

Top boys' names in 2016

  1. #1Noah19,188
  2. #2Liam18,277
  3. #3William15,810
  4. #4Mason15,287
  5. #5James14,920
  6. #6Benjamin14,686
  7. #7Jacob14,559
  8. #8Michael14,145
  9. #9Elijah13,982
  10. #10Ethan13,855
  11. #993Wesson205
More about 2016

boys

1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 9,257 of them was named Wesson, which outranked 93.0% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wesson
  1. #990Camilo206
  2. #990Giancarlo206
  3. #990Krish206
  4. #993Wesson205
  5. #993Anton205
  6. #993Braeden205
  7. #993Jamar205
  8. #999Brenden204
  9. #999Frankie204
  10. #999Gus204

Tied with 5 names at #993; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,327Kylo#3,231 → #904
  2. ↑ 355Creed#1,340 → #985
  3. ↑ 349Benicio#1,327 → #978
  4. ↑ 303Adonis#698 → #395
  5. ↑ 291Fox#1,035 → #744
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Jonael#922 → #1,399
  2. ↓ 238Aaden#784 → #1,022
  3. ↓ 233Triston#950 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 223Freddy#993 → #1,216
  5. ↓ 207Chace#934 → #1,141

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2016 →