Wes
Pronounced W EH1 S (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Wes?
Wes is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 6,913 children — the 1,296th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 354 children were given it.
Wess is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Wes and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Wess
Nicknames
Wes is itself a short form of Wesley.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- W EH1 S
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Wes
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Wes
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Wes?
- Wes ranks 1,296th among boys' names in US records, with 6,913 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,399.
- Is Wes a unisex name?
- No. Wes is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Wes most popular?
- 2024, when 354 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Wes spelled?
- Wess. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.