Westley
2% girls · 98% boys
About Westley
This variation of Wesley moved into the Top 1000 among boys' names in the US in 2016, perhaps because it makes the name more Western, with the cowboy nickname West., or because parents have taken inspiration from the protagonist of the movie The Princess Bride.
Currently still on the rise, it was given to over 400 boys in 2024, while Wesley and the similar Weston were both used nearly ten times as often.
Westley is also given to girls, where it ranks #10868 in the US.
Pronounced WEST-lee.
As of October 2026, Westley ranked #10868 for girls and #619 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #10248 for girls in 2021 and #562 for boys in 1988, Nameberry popularity #944 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,099 | 174 | 90.6 |
| 2015 | #1,017 | 200 | 104.3 |
| 2016 | #903 | 239 | 125.9 |
| 2017 | #847 | 262 | 141.5 |
| 2018 | #786 | 291 | 160.2 |
| 2019 | #793 | 291 | 162.2 |
| 2020 | #751 | 324 | 187.7 |
| 2021 | #750 | 340 | 194.3 |
| 2022 | #717 | 367 | 210.2 |
| 2023 | #679 | 400 | 233.8 |
| 2024 | #656 | 419 | 243.2 |
| 2025 | #619 | 453 | 265.2 |
World rankings
Westley for boys
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Westley on lists
Famous Westleys
- Westley Sissel "Wes" UnseldBoy
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Westley in pop culture
- WestleyBoy
character in William Goldman's "The Princess Bride"