Weston

English

"western town"

Weston Origin and Meaning

The name Weston is a boy's name of English origin meaning "western town".

Weston has gone from being a Jane Austenish British surname to a first name with a relaxed American western cowboy feel. Along with other trendy 'n'-ending boys’ names, Weston is rising in popularity, and is now more popular than ever, ranking in the Top 100 since 2021.

Weston also has a glimmer of creative appeal via its connection to the great photographer Edward Weston. Nicolas Cage chose Weston for his son back in 1990, when it was much more unusual; The Office's Jenna Fischer used it for her baby more recently.

More than 4000 baby boys were named Weston last year, with variations Westin and Westyn also ranking in the US Top 1000. Cousin name Easton is also popular.

Weston Rank in US Top 1000

# 75 in the US

Weston Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 213 on Nameberry

Weston Popularity

• 75 US 2023
• 213 Nameberry 2024
• 108 Canada 2023
• 49 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Weston

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Famous People Named Weston

• Weston Andrew Valleau Price American dentist and researcher
• Weston Edward "Wes" Vivian U.S. Congressman from Michigan
• Ezra Weston Loomis Pound American poet
• (Raoul) Weston La Barre American anthropologist
• Weston "Seth" Kelsey American fencer
• (Alexander) Weston Jarvis British MP and soldier
• Weston Henry Stewart Anglican Archdeacon
• Weston Ochse American novelist
• Weston Miller Fulton American meteorologist
• Weston Woollard Adams American hockey executive
• Weston "Wes" Lunt American NFL player
• Weston Burt American country music singer
• Weston Dressler Canadian CFL player
• Weston DuPree American drummer of band Eisley
• Weston Lewis Gosa American reality TV personality ("16 and Pregnant")
• Porter Weston Robinson American electronic music producer
• Weston Coppola Cage (b. 1990) son of actor Nicolas Cage
• Weston Robert Yount (b. 2006) son of newscaster Erica Hill
• Weston Owen Gosa Jr. (b. 2009), son of Whitney Purvis and Weston Gosa of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
• Weston Lee Kirk (b. 2011) son of actress Jenna Fischer

Weston in Pop Culture

• Michael Weston character on "Burn Notice"
• Weston Ludovico character from "100 Days of Sunlight" by Abbie Emmons