Is Weslyn a boy or girl name?

Weslyn is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 731 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 81.4% were girls and 18.6% were boys.

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Weslyn

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Weslyn was most popular in 2017, when 80 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,073 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,099, with 44 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 731 people named Weslyn.

Weslyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Weslyn’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Weslyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Weslyn is mostly a girl’s name — 81.4% of the 731 Americans given it were girls and 18.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 81% girls and 19% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org