Weslyn
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- WES-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,974 for girls
Weslyn is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
Where does Weslyn come from?
Modern: blend of Wesley and Lynn
Is Weslyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Weslyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 36 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Weslyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,974th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36 about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named Weslyn, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,399th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 67 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986. 8 boys were also named Weslyn in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Weslyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 112 girls in the US were given Weslyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,566, up from #3,974 for this spelling alone.
- Weslynn 76
- Weslyn 36
In 2025, 82% of the babies named Weslyn in the US were girls.
Weslyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4,038 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 44 | #3,535 |
| 2021 | 47 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 45 | #3,399 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,962 |
| 2018 | 53 | #3,049 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,597 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
Names like Weslyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Wrenley, Oaklynn, Lakelynn, Gracelynn, Sevyn, Elowyn, Blessyn, Haisley, Hollyn, Emryn, Londyn, Jazlyn
Other spellings of Weslyn
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Mya, Ailani
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, “Weslyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/weslyn, updated 20 October 2026.