West
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About West
West is the most fashionable of what you might call the direction names, with North and East (or Easton and Easter) coming up behind, and South not yet on the map.
West for boys#1255 US
Country singer Randy Houser named his baby boy West Yantz, but West is definitely shaping up to be a unisex name: West Flynn is the daughter of Marley Shelton, Tea Lioni and David Ducovney named their girl Madelaine West, and Maura West put her surname into middle place for her daughter Birdie.
West has an obvious western cowboy feel, very much in tune with others like Zane, Wylie and Wyatt. And it's the perfect nickname for the more buttoned-up Weston or Wesley.
West for girls#11866 US
Straightforward yet romantic, this is one newly minted name with long-term appeal, especially as a middle name. It was used as such for Tea Leoni and David Duchovny's Madelaine, whom they call West. Definitely ambigender, it was chosen by Marley Shelton for her daughter.
Pronounced WEST.
As of October 2026, West ranked #1255 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #396 in 1886.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,254 | 60 | 31.2 |
| 2015 | #1,930 | 76 | 39.7 |
| 2016 | #2,008 | 72 | 37.9 |
| 2017 | #1,859 | 80 | 43.2 |
| 2018 | #1,853 | 82 | 45.2 |
| 2019 | #1,657 | 98 | 54.6 |
| 2020 | #1,867 | 80 | 46.3 |
| 2021 | #1,782 | 90 | 51.4 |
| 2022 | #1,419 | 130 | 74.5 |
| 2023 | #1,847 | 87 | 50.9 |
| 2024 | #1,338 | 143 | 83 |
| 2025 | #1,255 | 159 | 93.1 |
World rankings
West for boys
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West on lists
Famous Wests
- William West AndersonBoy
birth name of Adam West, American actor
- West Anaximander Collins (b. 2010)Boy
son of actor Misha Collins
- West Yantz Houser (b. 2012)Boy
son of country singer Randy Houser
- Kanye WestBoy
American rapper/producer
- West Flynn (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of actress Marley Shelton and producer Beau Flynn
- Madelaine West Duchovny (b. 1999)Girl
daughter of actors David Duchovy and Tea Leoni
- Birdie West DeFreitas (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of actors Maura West and Scott DeFreitas
West in pop culture
- West RosenBoy
character on TV series "Heroes"
- West CollinsBoy
character in the book "She Is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja
Variations & nicknames
- WesterGirl
- WesterleeGirl
- WesterleighGirl
- WesterlyGirl