Given name & surname
Wessley
“from the western meadow”
Wessley is a variant of Wesley. One English interpretation is “from the western meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wessley is a variant of Wesley. One English interpretation is “from the western meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wessley 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 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wessley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 264
- 264 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 291 as a first name in 2020; 218 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wessley’s family of names
Wessley has a related form in Wesley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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