Wesley: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “western meadow”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- WEZ-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From an English surname derived from a place name, from west and leah 'woodland clearing, meadow'. Strongly associated with John Wesley.
How popular is Wesley?
Babies named Wesley in 20245,231
2024 rank#58 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880245,260
Wesley is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Wesley
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Wesley questions
What does the name Wesley mean?
Wesley means "western meadow". It comes from Old English. From an English surname derived from a place name, from west and leah 'woodland clearing, meadow'. Strongly associated with John Wesley.
Is Wesley a boy or girl name?
Wesley is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Wesley?
5,231 US babies were named Wesley in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Wesley?
Wesley is usually pronounced WEZ-lee.
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.