West
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #1,252 for boys in 2025, 159 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1886 · 21 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,692since 1880
West over time
Rank among boys' names. West has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #1,252 | 159 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #1,324 | 145 |
| 2023 | — | #1,832 | 87 | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #1,414 | 130 |
| 2021 | — | #1,770 | 90 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,833 | 81 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #1,652 | 98 |
| 2018 | — | #1,838 | 82 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,844 | 80 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,991 | 72 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,910 | 76 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,230 | 60 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,827 | 78 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,923 | 74 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,145 | 61 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,402 | 52 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,203 | 60 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,828 | 42 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,920 | 40 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,744 | 42 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,710 | 25 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,285 | 29 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,426 | 18 | |
| 2002 | — | #6,522 | 10 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,143 | 28 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,389 | 17 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,480 | 22 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,650 | 14 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,668 | 13 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,202 | 22 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,280 | 14 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,030 | 23 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,246 | 20 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,236 | 10 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,325 | 18 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,467 | 17 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,325 | 17 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,162 | 11 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,731 | 12 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,440 | 13 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,357 | 22 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,956 | 15 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,577 | 18 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,596 | 18 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,138 | 24 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,831 | 16 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,810 | 10 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,215 | 12 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,361 | 19 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,709 | 15 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,309 | 7 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,549 | 15 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,013 | 11 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,323 | 16 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,794 | 24 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,836 | 19 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,043 | 15 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,900 | 18 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,117 | 15 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,997 | 17 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,210 | 14 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,838 | 19 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,886 | 18 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,979 | 16 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,765 | 19 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,665 | 21 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,774 | 18 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,702 | 19 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,218 | 12 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,988 | 15 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,030 | 13 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,406 | 22 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,890 | 14 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,833 | 16 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,821 | 15 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,179 | 11 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,578 | 18 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,587 | 18 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,757 | 16 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,725 | 17 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,651 | 19 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,753 | 18 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,848 | 17 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,647 | 21 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,198 | 36 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,432 | 26 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,360 | 29 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,414 | 28 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,434 | 27 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,475 | 26 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,348 | 29 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,297 | 30 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,313 | 29 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,587 | 21 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,459 | 23 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,505 | 21 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #930 | 28 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,023 | 20 | |
| 1911 | — | #896 | 14 | |
| 1910 | — | #677 | 19 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #778 | 12 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #666 | 13 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | — | #651 | 12 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #523 | 16 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #597 | 12 | |
| 1891 | — | #524 | 12 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #580 | 12 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #383 | 21 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #442 | 15 | |
| 1880 | — | #505 | 13 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, West was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where West is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nevada#516 · 1 in 2,259
- Oregon#604 · 1 in 3,012
- Utah#703 · 1 in 3,933
- Washington#801 · 1 in 4,685
- Tennessee#842 · 1 in 5,253
Best ever in a state: #169 in Louisiana, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #516 | 5 | 1 in 2,259 |
| Oregon | #604 | 5 | 1 in 3,012 |
| Utah | #703 | 5 | 1 in 3,933 |
| Washington | #801 | 7 | 1 in 4,685 |
| Tennessee | #842 | 7 | 1 in 5,253 |
| California | #862 | 27 | 1 in 6,499 |
| Arizona | #927 | 5 | 1 in 6,545 |
| Indiana | #949 | 5 | 1 in 6,333 |
| Texas | #1,094 | 20 | 1 in 8,753 |
| Georgia | #1,216 | 6 | 1 in 8,370 |
| North Carolina | #1,277 | 5 | 1 in 10,294 |
| New York | #1,576 | 6 | 1 in 14,070 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about West
- 72 spots since 2024 (#1,324 → #1,252)
- 581 spots since 2020 (#1,833 → #1,252)
- 658 spots since 2015 (#1,910 → #1,252)
- Biggest jump: 264 spots in 1898 (#787 → #523)
- Biggest drop: 458 spots in 1914 (#930 → #1,388)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #383 (21 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1880–1907
- Highest: 1 in 5,275 boys born in 1886 were named West (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,743 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 19.9% of all boys named West (733) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 128 | #383 (1886) | #548 |
| 1890s | 111 | #523 (1898) | #641 |
| 1900s | 112 | #637 (1901) | #757 |
| 1910s | 224 | #677 (1910) | #1,208 |
| 1920s | 254 | #1,198 (1927) | #1,528 |
| 1930s | 165 | #1,578 (1939) | #1,805 |
| 1940s | 153 | #1,406 (1945) | #1,887 |
| 1950s | 171 | #1,665 (1952) | #1,915 |
| 1960s | 151 | #1,836 (1968) | #2,138 |
| 1970s | 148 | #1,794 (1970) | #2,821 |
| 1980s | 166 | #2,138 (1981) | #3,011 |
| 1990s | 173 | #3,030 (1994) | #3,858 |
| 2000s | 311 | #2,203 (2009) | #3,617 |
| 2010s | 733 | #1,652 (2019) | #1,976 |
| 2020s | 692 | #1,252 (2025) | #1,571 |
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.
West in 2025
Top girls' names in 2025
Top boys' names in 2025
More about 2025
girls
1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 200,908 of them was named West, which outranked 36.9% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).
- #10,107Zolah9
- #10,107Zuraya9
- #10,107Zyaira9
- #10,917West8
- #10,917Aadhyareddy8
- #10,917Aaila8
- #10,917Aairah8
- #11,932Aalaiyah7
- #11,932Aalina7
- #11,932Aamani7
Tied with 1,014 names at #10,917; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 10,743 of them was named West, which outranked 91.0% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).