Weston

Weston: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “western settlement”
Origin: Old English
Say it: WES-tən · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

From an English surname and place name from west and tun 'settlement'. As a given name it follows the surname-style pattern.

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How popular is Weston?

20241,404 per million US babies

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Babies named Weston in 20244,673

2024 rank#70 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188070,515

Weston is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Weston

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Westinwestern town · English
Westynwestern town · English
Westenwestern place or direction · English
Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
Blakeblack; pale · Old English
Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
Ashtonash tree town · Old English
Kingstonking's town · Old English

Weston questions

What does the name Weston mean?

Weston means "western settlement". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name from west and tun 'settlement'. As a given name it follows the surname-style pattern.

Is Weston a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Weston?

4,673 US babies were named Weston in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Weston?

Weston is usually pronounced WES-tən.

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.