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Westley

Gender
Boy
Say it
WEST-lee
Origin
English
UK rank, 2025
#2,511 for boys
US rank, 2025
#619 for boys

Westley is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “western meadow”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 619th for boys in the US (453 babies).

What does Westley mean?

English: variant of Wesley, an English place name and surname

“western meadow”

Westley is the farm boy turned Dread Pirate Roberts in William Goldman's The Princess Bride (1973).

Is Westley a girl's or a boy's name?

Westley is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 453 boys in the US.

How popular is Westley in the UK?

Rank in 2025
2,511th among boys
Babies in 2025
9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
Five-year trend
Rising up 50% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Westley, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.

2025 had the most boys named Westley of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Westley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 9 in 20252025
Westley in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20259#2,511
20246#3,335
20233#5,193
20224#4,195
20213#4,989
20203#4,803
20194#4,126
20185#3,596
20176#3,191
20163#5,015
20154#4,086
20145#3,529
20134#4,008
20120–
20115#3,446
20100–
20090–
20083#4,615
20074#3,748
20060–
20054#3,330
20046#2,399
20034#2,990
20020–
20013#3,255
20003#3,146
19990–
19985#2,170
19974#2,438
19968#1,506

How popular is Westley in the US?

Rank in 2025
619th among boys
Babies in 2025
453 about 1 in 3,800 boys
Five-year trend
Rising up 40% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 453 boys in the US were named Westley, making it the 619th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 746th. It first appears in the records in 1887. 9 girls were also named Westley in 2025 (10,104th for girls).

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Westley of any year since it first appeared, in 1887.

Half of all the boys named Westley in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 474 boys in the US were given Westley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #584, up from #619 for this spelling alone.

1887Busiest: 453 in 20252025
Westley in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025453#619
2024419#656
2023400#679
2022367#718
2021340#750
2020325#746
2019291#793
2018291#786
2017262#843
2016239#903
2015200#1,016
2014174#1,097
2013186#1,035
2012140#1,258
2011116#1,425
2010108#1,503
2009109#1,517
2008105#1,532
200789#1,700
200681#1,724
200579#1,688
200465#1,876
200369#1,746
200290#1,430
200157#1,908
200065#1,721
199989#1,339
199891#1,298
199779#1,383
199680#1,345
1995109#1,078
1994131#960
1993126#956
1992147#868
1991152#837
1990194#729
1989231#654
1988271#560
1987208#635
1986148#747
198594#939
198479#999
198383#967
198276#1,039
198197#906
198084#982
197969#1,070
1978105#836
1977118#786
197665#1,030
197552#1,170
197453#1,124
197353#1,123
197241#1,307
197166#998
197060#1,051
196945#1,168
196853#1,017
196731#1,363
196644#1,116
196531#1,385
196438#1,262
196328#1,484
196241#1,214
196140#1,249
196031#1,433
195932#1,386
195822#1,676
195740#1,233
195644#1,139
195544#1,113
195439#1,199
195333#1,303
195230#1,377
195132#1,294
195027#1,394
194929#1,347
194848#1,014
194730#1,335
194623#1,474
194525#1,326
194420#1,524
194328#1,307
194228#1,316
194121#1,485
194022#1,433
193920#1,489
193818#1,613
193721#1,481
193611#2,184
193523#1,422
193416#1,783
193318#1,644
193228#1,286
193118#1,693
193027#1,399
192917#1,848
192815#2,048
192729#1,372
192625#1,466
192532#1,279
192428#1,414
192334#1,235
192223#1,591
192126#1,475
192022#1,642
191936#1,159
191824#1,498
191718#1,754
191620#1,593
191522#1,453
191416#1,544
191310#1,802
191214#1,267
19118#1,289
19109#1,117
190912#840
190810#877
19070–
19066#1,110
19057#1,001
19048#874
19038#846
19028#861
19015#1,057
190013#698
18999#714
18980–
18970–
189610#722
18955#1,078
18940–
18937#836
18928#791
18910–
18900–
18890–
18880–
18875#921

Nicknames for Westley

Names like Westley

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Sonny, Oakley, Marley, Hudson, Hunter, Wesley, Grayson, Riley, Wyatt, Kingsley, Mason, Carter

Other spellings of Westley

Westly, Westlee

More English names

Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Harrison, River, Ellie

Every English name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Westley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/westley, updated 20 October 2026.