Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Westly isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Westly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 941
- 941 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,116 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,116 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 813 as a first name in 2020; 268 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.
Westly’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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