# Wesson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/wesson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɛsən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,224 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,219 / 5 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A patronymic surname from Wes + -son, literally son of Wes, the latter a diminutive of the male given name Wesley.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 17,849 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 63 | 2,122 |
| 2012 | 87 | 1,741 |
| 2013 | 103 | 1,545 |
| 2014 | 158 | 1,183 |
| 2015 | 185 | 1,073 |
| 2016 | 205 | 998 |
| 2017 | 242 | 892 |
| 2018 | 236 | 913 |
| 2019 | 240 | 916 |
| 2020 | 268 | 852 |
| 2021 | 306 | 802 |
| 2022 | 251 | 922 |
| 2023 | 238 | 951 |
| 2024 | 241 | 952 |
| 2025 | 257 | 919 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.