Is Westyn a boy or girl name?

Westyn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,328 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.5% were girls and 93.5% were boys.

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Westyn

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Westyn was most popular in 2025, when 381 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,424 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,424, with 381 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,328 people named Westyn.

Westyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Westyn’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Westyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Westyn is mostly a boy’s name — 6.5% of the 3,328 Americans given it were girls and 93.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Westyn

Where Westyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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