Given name & surname
Wesly
“from the western meadow”
Wesly is a variant of Wesley. One English interpretation is “from the western meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wesly is a variant of Wesley. One English interpretation is “from the western meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wesly is a variant of Wesley. An origin associated with Wesley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wesly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,439
- 1,439 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,781 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,781 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,507 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 59,180 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Wesly
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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