Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Weston name popularity since 1925
75,315 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Weston. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Weston is about 10 years old in 2026. Weston peaked in 2025 as the #55 name for boys, and it ranked #55 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 75,315
- Named Weston, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #55
- for boys in 2025 (5,482 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 120 girls · 75,195 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.49× its national share
Peak year is the year Weston made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Weston births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Weston both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, Weston became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 2,440 baby boys to 1 in 831.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Weston's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Weston.
Decade by decade
Babies named Weston in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 211 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 384 | #1,010 |
| 1940s | 0 | 374 | #1,076 |
| 1950s | 0 | 431 | #1,153 |
| 1960s | 0 | 515 | #1,054 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,113 | #874 |
| 1980s | 9 | 3,402 | #469 |
| 1990s | 0 | 6,107 | #389 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7,991 | #388 |
| 2010s | 49 | 28,812 | #120 |
| 2020–25 | 55 | 25,855 | #55 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
65.3% of babies named Weston from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Weston is most popular
The index compares Weston's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Weston.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.49× | 2,158 |
| Idaho | 3.11× | 897 |
| Montana | 2.15× | 456 |
| Colorado | 1.91× | 1,714 |
| North Dakota | 1.85× | 423 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Weston and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Weston (this page) | 75,195 | 2025 |
| Westin | 7,414 | 2023 |
| Westyn | 3,113 | 2025 |
| Westen | 1,907 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Weston's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Weston.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Weston (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data