Namewise

Westley

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Westley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1458 to #4991.200020052013201720212025#1458#4991
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1458
1997#2337
1998#2074
2000#3036
2001#3134
2003#2857
2004#2578
2005#3208
2007#3589
2008#4432
2011#3300
2013#3822
2014#3362
2015#3908
2016#4810
2017#3040
2018#3412
2019#3937
2020#4608
2021#4789
2022#4001
2023#4991
2024#3254
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 24 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1977–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1977 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #293 in Republic of Ireland in 1977.

Westley's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#30406HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#33625HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#33005HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#20745HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#14588HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2934HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Westley is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Westley, between 1977 and 2025, in 25 of those 49 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1977England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 199619772025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland19771#293 in 1977
England and Wales1996–202524#1458 in 1996

Its high point came 19 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1977) than in England and Wales (1996).

No registrar recorded it for 18 years after 1977; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Westley

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1977–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1977 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #293 in Republic of Ireland in 1977. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.