Weslee
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- WESS-lee
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #2,572 for boys
Weslee is a name of English origin, meaning “western meadow”. In 2025 it ranked 2,572nd for boys in the US (51 babies).
What does Weslee mean?
English: spelling of Wesley, an English place name and surname
“western meadow”
A modern spelling of Wesley, a surname taken from English places named for a western clearing or meadow.
Is Weslee a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Weslee has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls and 51 boys in the US.
How popular is Weslee in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,572nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 51 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 51 boys in the US were named Weslee, making it the 2,572nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,805th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 54 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976. 16 girls were also named Weslee in 2025 (6,837th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Weslee in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 72 boys in the US were given Weslee or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,784, up from #2,572 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 24% of the babies named Weslee in the US were girls.
Weslee in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #2,572 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 54 | #2,479 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,120 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,805 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,100 |
| 2018 | 48 | #2,616 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,248 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,831 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
Nicknames for Weslee
- Wes 376 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Weslee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Wyatt, Weston, Westin, Walker, Wilder, Easton, Hudson, Stetson, Jackson, Holden, Grayson, Tate
Other spellings of Weslee
Names related to Weslee
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Weslee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/weslee, updated 20 October 2026.