Boy name
Wesson
Wesson holds the #917 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 257 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2021 (#800 nationally, 306 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 2004. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#333 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#917
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#800
in 2021 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
257
boys named Wesson
Wesson popularity, 1880–2025
Where Wesson is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#333), Oklahoma (#426), Tennessee (#398)
Uniqueness score
52/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Wesson in the most recent year of SSA data.