Weston

Meaning: Western settlement
Origin: English surname

Nicknames: Wes

Boy's name · #55 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Weston is climbing: on the charts since 1882, it reached #55 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 5,500 boys given the name last year. Roughly 76,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#71 in Canada (2025) · #478 in New Zealand (2025) · #1,276 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #6,530 in France (2025) · #6,981 in Ecuador (2025) · #24,342 in Italy (2024) · #637 in Ireland (2020) · #701 in Scotland (2019).

Famous Westons

Weston McKennie — American footballer (born 1998)
Weston Price — American dentist (1870–1948)
Weston Wilson — American baseball player (born 1994)
Weston Richburg — American football player (born 1991)
Weston Razooli — American filmmaker

What Westons become

Among 63 notable people named Weston:

No single standout — notable Westons spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

About 320 boys a year are given Wes as their full name.

Similar names: Myles · Wesley · Waylon · Easton · Colton · Ashton

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