Wesson Boy
How popular is Wesson?
#917 boy name in 2025
257 baby boys were named Wesson in the US in 2025, making it the 917th most popular boy name.
3,208living people named Wesson (est.)
7median age of people named Wesson
3,224babies named Wesson since 1880
1 in 12,900US babies born in 2025
Wesson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #917 for boys (▲ 33 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 257 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,070 in 2015, #850 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (306 boys) |
| Highest rank | #800 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 2004 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Wesson is most popular
Babies named Wesson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Mississippi: 0.6 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.5 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.4 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.4 per 1,000 (65 boys)
- Alabama: 0.3 per 1,000 (36 boys)
Wesson by decade
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Questions
- Is Wesson a boy or girl name?
- Wesson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wesson were boys.
- How popular is the name Wesson?
- 257 baby boys were named Wesson in the US in 2025, making it the 917th most popular boy name.
- When was Wesson most popular?
- Wesson peaked in 2021, when 306 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #800 in 2021.
- How many people are named Wesson?
- 3,224 babies have been named Wesson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,208 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Wesson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wesson was most common in Mississippi, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.