Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Westyn

Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #724 Trend ↑ Rising 115%
Rank 2025
#724
among boys · ↑64 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
381
named Westyn · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,604
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
381 babies
All-time total
3,328
#2,470 all-time among boys
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Westyn popularity over time

3,328 babies have been named Westyn since 1989, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 5 5 1 – #9,186
1990s – 31 31 3 +520% #7,111
2000s – 225 225 23 +626% #2,251
2010s 112 1,267 1,379 138 +513% #1,127
2020s (to 2025) 103 1,585 1,688 281 +104% #724

Where Westyn 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 418 0.24 outside top 500
2027 463 0.27 outside top 500
2028 505 0.30 outside top 500
2029 544 0.32 outside top 500
2030 579 0.34 outside top 500

Where Westyn is most popular

Boys named Westyn per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.167 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Nebraska.

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 Westyn 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
West Virginia 19 0.582 +248%
Kentucky 58 0.578 +245%
Nebraska 21 0.483 +188%
Iowa 33 0.479 +186%
Oklahoma 40 0.452 +170%
Indiana 70 0.437 +161%
Arkansas 24 0.379 +127%
Louisiana 31 0.303 +81%
South Carolina 31 0.300 +79%
Ohio 78 0.294 +76%
North Dakota 5 0.293 +75%
Washington 42 0.257 +53%
Wisconsin 30 0.253 +51%
Alabama 27 0.247 +48%
Mississippi 14 0.246 +47%
Missouri 34 0.245 +47%
Tennessee 42 0.233 +39%
Michigan 45 0.220 +31%
Kansas 14 0.204 +22%
Illinois 47 0.184 +10%
Virginia 33 0.174 ≈ national
Georgia 43 0.170 ≈ national
North Carolina 42 0.164 ≈ national
Texas 141 0.160 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 42 0.158 -6%
Oregon 12 0.158 -6%
Arizona 25 0.153 -9%
Florida 59 0.125 -26%
New York 35 0.081 -52%
Colorado 9 0.070 -58%
Maryland 7 0.059 -65%
California 45 0.049 -71%
Minnesota 6 0.049 -71%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Westyn

Westyn is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #724 in 2025 with 371 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 3,328 American babies have been named Westyn, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 381 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 Westyn stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Westyn?

The median living Westyn is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 3,300 people named Westyn are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Westyn 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 10 #10,068 371 #724
2024 20 #6,149 320 #788
2023 20 #6,155 310 #801
2022 18 #6,695 248 #932
2021 20 #6,162 197 #1,079
2020 15 #7,547 139 #1,306
2019 21 #5,974 170 #1,151
2018 15 #7,745 172 #1,127
2017 11 #9,895 164 #1,155
2016 22 #5,975 133 #1,347
2015 6 #16,306 123 #1,404
2014 9 #11,884 126 #1,360
2013 10 #10,963 112 #1,474
2012 11 #10,390 104 #1,543
2011 – – 97 #1,599
2010 7 #14,869 66 #2,066
2009 – – 59 #2,251
2008 – – 51 #2,513
2007 – – 18 #5,197
2006 – – 28 #3,683
2005 – – 16 #5,269
2004 – – 14 #5,796
2003 – – 11 #6,696
2002 – – 11 #6,509
2001 – – 9 #7,504
2000 – – 8 #8,176
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
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1925 – – – –
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1890 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Westyn?

The median living Westyn is about 5 years old. Half of all living Westyns are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Westyn are alive today?

An estimated 3,300 people named Westyn are alive in the United States, based on 3,328 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Westyn in 2025?

Westyn ranked #724 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 371 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Westyn?

3,328 babies have been named Westyn in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Westyn most popular?

Westyn peaked in 2025, when 381 newborns received the name.

Is Westyn a boy or girl name?

Westyn is used for both: about 6% of babies named Westyn have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Westyn rising or falling?

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

Will Westyn become more popular?

Westyn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 579 boys named Westyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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