Wes: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “western meadow”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- WEZ · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
Short form of Wesley, from an English surname derived from a place name meaning 'west meadow' in Old English. Wes also occasionally stands alone as an independent given name.
How popular is Wes?
Babies named Wes in 2024345
2024 rank#742 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18806,408
Wes is rising: use over the last five years is 3.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Wes
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Wes questions
What does the name Wes mean?
Wes means "western meadow". It comes from English. Short form of Wesley, from an English surname derived from a place name meaning 'west meadow' in Old English. Wes also occasionally stands alone as an independent given name.
Is Wes a boy or girl name?
Wes is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Wes?
345 US babies were named Wes in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Wes?
Wes is usually pronounced WEZ.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.