Weston
Pronounced W EH1 S T AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 143 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Weston?
Weston is a boys' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 72,260 children — the 384th 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 4,794 children were given it.
Westen is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Weston and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Westen
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- W EH1 S T AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Weston
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Weston
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Weston?
- Weston ranks 384th among boys' names in US records, with 72,260 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 39,038.
- Is Weston a unisex name?
- No. Weston is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Weston most popular?
- 2024, when 4,794 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Weston spelled?
- Westen. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.