Wesson

Wesson: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“son of Wes or West”
Origin
English
Say it
WESS-un · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

An English surname-style given name, likely transferred from a family name. It is generally understood as a patronymic or surname related to Wes/West rather than an ancient first name.

How popular is Wesson?

202472.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Wesson in 2024240

2024 rank#951 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18802,966

Wesson is rising: use over the last five years is 3.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Wesson

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Wesson questions

What does the name Wesson mean?

Wesson means "son of Wes or West". It comes from English. An English surname-style given name, likely transferred from a family name. It is generally understood as a patronymic or surname related to Wes/West rather than an ancient first name.

Is Wesson a boy or girl name?

Wesson is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Wesson?

240 US babies were named Wesson in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Wesson?

Wesson is usually pronounced WESS-un.

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.