boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Weston

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #55 Trend ↑ Rising 40%
Rank 2025
#55
among boys · ↑15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
5,490
named Weston · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 312
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
5,490 babies
All-time total
76,027
#385 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Weston popularity over time

76,027 babies have been named Weston since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 12 12 1 – #833
1890s – 33 33 3 +175% #823
1900s – 57 57 6 +73% #928
1910s – 351 351 35 +516% #831
1920s – 470 470 47 +34% #845
1930s – 384 384 38 -18% #893
1940s – 374 374 37 -3% #918
1950s – 431 431 43 +15% #965
1960s – 515 515 52 +19% #899
1970s – 1,113 1,113 111 +116% #646
1980s 9 3,402 3,411 341 +206% #431
1990s – 6,107 6,107 611 +79% #347
2000s 7 7,991 7,998 800 +31% #268
2010s 49 28,812 28,861 2,886 +261% #102
2020s (to 2025) 55 25,855 25,910 4,318 +50% #55

Where Weston is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 5,791 3.39 #52
2027 6,067 3.55 #45
2028 6,312 3.70 #39
2029 6,528 3.82 #38
2030 6,717 3.93 #36

Where Weston is most popular

Boys named Weston per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.60 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, Wyoming, and Montana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Weston born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 66 10.5 +305%
Wyoming 55 9.51 +266%
Montana 144 8.17 +214%
West Virginia 259 7.93 +205%
Maine 133 6.85 +164%
North Dakota 117 6.85 +164%
Idaho 263 6.43 +147%
South Dakota 110 5.91 +128%
Kentucky 575 5.73 +121%
Nebraska 238 5.47 +111%
New Hampshire 118 5.31 +105%
Iowa 363 5.26 +103%
Arkansas 308 4.87 +87%
Missouri 651 4.70 +81%
Kansas 318 4.64 +78%
Indiana 734 4.58 +76%
Tennessee 815 4.52 +74%
Wisconsin 527 4.45 +71%
Delaware 67 4.42 +70%
Oregon 327 4.31 +66%
Mississippi 242 4.26 +64%
Ohio 1,126 4.25 +64%
Alaska 50 4.20 +62%
Oklahoma 371 4.19 +61%
Alabama 442 4.04 +56%
Utah 381 3.99 +54%
Colorado 506 3.92 +51%
South Carolina 403 3.90 +50%
Michigan 789 3.85 +48%
Pennsylvania 1,008 3.80 +46%
Minnesota 463 3.77 +45%
Louisiana 386 3.77 +45%
Washington 570 3.48 +34%
North Carolina 885 3.47 +33%
Virginia 581 3.06 +18%
Georgia 755 2.98 +15%
Connecticut 192 2.84 +9%
Arizona 436 2.66 ≈ national
Maryland 310 2.60 ≈ national
New Mexico 80 2.43 -7%
Illinois 590 2.31 -11%
Rhode Island 37 2.27 -13%
Massachusetts 288 2.09 -19%
Nevada 119 2.09 -20%
Texas 1,836 2.08 -20%
Florida 934 1.97 -24%
California 1,496 1.64 -37%
New York 638 1.47 -43%
New Jersey 284 1.41 -46%
District of Columbia 5 0.339 -87%
Hawaii – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Weston

Weston is a top-100 name for boys in the United States, ranked #55 in 2025 with 5,482 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 76,027 American babies have been named Weston. Its peak came in 2025, when 5,490 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Weston stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Weston?

The median living Weston is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 16. An estimated 74 thousand people named Weston are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Weston year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 8 #11,867 5,482 #55
2024 13 #8,414 4,672 #70
2023 13 #8,465 4,373 #75
2022 7 #13,494 4,112 #82
2021 7 #13,388 3,793 #95
2020 7 #13,393 3,423 #104
2019 6 #15,445 3,574 #104
2018 12 #9,126 3,782 #102
2017 10 #10,653 3,656 #109
2016 9 #11,727 3,403 #121
2015 5 #18,968 3,327 #120
2014 7 #14,490 2,965 #136
2013 – – 2,488 #163
2012 – – 2,284 #171
2011 – – 1,749 #204
2010 – – 1,584 #225
2009 – – 1,282 #268
2008 – – 1,027 #323
2007 – – 852 #368
2006 – – 794 #376
2005 – – 742 #388
2004 7 #14,115 722 #381
2003 – – 636 #407
2002 – – 687 #381
2001 – – 608 #412
2000 – – 641 #397
1995 – – 600 #389
1990 – – 578 #399
1985 – – 342 #469
1980 – – 203 #618
1975 – – 91 #874
1970 – – 66 #1,004
1965 – – 50 #1,054
1960 – – 44 #1,192
1955 – – 43 #1,153
1950 – – 37 #1,202
1945 – – 37 #1,076
1940 – – 49 #918
1935 – – 41 #1,010
1930 – – 40 #1,115
1925 – – 43 #1,072
1920 – – 55 #939
1915 – – 43 #960
1910 – – 13 #926
1905 – – 5 #1,415
1900 – – 6 #1,302
1895 – – – –
1890 – – 5 #1,156
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Weston, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Weston?

The median living Weston is about 9 years old. Half of all living Westons are between 3 and 16 years old.

How many people named Weston are alive today?

An estimated 74 thousand people named Weston are alive in the United States, based on 76,027 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Weston in 2025?

Weston ranked #55 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 5,482 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Weston?

76,027 babies have been named Weston in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Weston most popular?

Weston peaked in 2025, when 5,490 newborns received the name.

Is Weston a boy or girl name?

Weston is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Weston rising or falling?

Weston is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Weston become more popular?

Weston is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 6,717 boys named Weston in 2030, which would rank around #36. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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