Boy name#1,101 of boy names
Westley
Pronounced W EH1 S T L IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 138 years in use
How popular is Westley?
Westley is a boys' name, and first appears in 1887. It has been given to 9,720 children — the 1,101st 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 419 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- W EH1 S T L IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Westley
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Westley
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Westley?
- Westley ranks 1,101st among boys' names in US records, with 9,720 births since 1887. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,133.
- Is Westley a unisex name?
- No. Westley is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Westley most popular?
- 2024, when 419 children were given the name. It has been in use for 138 years and is still recorded as of 2024.