West

Where West comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for West.

West through the years
  1. 1844
    West Ridgeway born
    British civil servant and colonial administrator
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #505 among boys, with 13 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1886
    Peak, #383
    21 babies named West, its best rank.
  4. 1887
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #631.
  5. 1999
    West Duchovny born
    American actress
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • West Duchovny · American actress, born 1999
  • West Ridgeway · British civil servant and colonial administrator, 1844–1930
  • West Hughes Humphreys · United States federal judge, 1806–1882
  • West Iqiebor · Nigerian judoka, born 1964
  • West Dylan Thordson · American composer, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.