Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

West

#2,137 most common boys' name of all time · #5,116 across all names · 99% boys / 1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,137
Rank overall
#5,116 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
3,720
Since 2016
1,052
Peak year
2025 #1,253
Best rank
#395 1886
📖The word “west” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 167/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

West is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 8 159 167 #1,253
2024 8 145 153 #1,325
2023 — 87 87 #1,832
2022 7 130 137 #1,414
2021 — 90 90 #1,771
2020 — 81 81 #1,833
2019 5 98 103 #1,654
2018 — 82 82 #1,840
2017 — 80 80 #1,844
2016 — 72 72 #1,993
2015 — 76 76 #1,911
2014 — 60 60 #2,232
2013 — 78 78 #1,829
2012 — 74 74 #1,924
2011 — 61 61 #2,147
2010 — 52 52 #2,405
2009 — 60 60 #2,204
2008 — 42 42 #2,828
2007 — 40 40 #2,921
2006 — 42 42 #2,745
2005 — 25 25 #3,711
2004 — 29 29 #3,288
2003 — 18 18 #4,431
2002 — 10 10 #6,530
2001 — 28 28 #3,144
2000 — 17 17 #4,391
1999 — 22 22 #3,482
1998 — 14 14 #4,655
1997 — 13 13 #4,674
1996 — 22 22 #3,205
1995 — 14 14 #4,292
1994 — 23 23 #3,033
1993 — 20 20 #3,250
1992 — 10 10 #5,247
1991 — 18 18 #3,332
1990 — 17 17 #3,471
1989 — 17 17 #3,329
1988 — 11 11 #4,172
1987 — 12 12 #3,746
1986 — 13 13 #3,452
1985 — 22 22 #2,361
1984 — 15 15 #2,965
1983 — 18 18 #2,585
1982 — 18 18 #2,603
1981 — 24 24 #2,142
1980 — 16 16 #2,835
1979 — 10 10 #3,825
1978 — 12 12 #3,224
1977 — 19 19 #2,364
1976 — 15 15 #2,716
1975 — 7 7 #4,330
1974 — 15 15 #2,555
1973 — 11 11 #3,025
1972 — 16 16 #2,333
1971 — 19 19 #2,134
1970 — 24 24 #1,798
1969 — 17 17 #2,053
1968 — 19 19 #1,843
1967 — 11 11 #2,478
1966 — 15 15 #2,050
1965 — 15 15 #2,093
1964 — 18 18 #1,908
1963 — 10 10 #2,687
1962 — 15 15 #2,125
1961 — 17 17 #2,001
1960 — 14 14 #2,217
1959 — 16 16 #2,038
1958 — 19 19 #1,845
1957 — 17 17 #1,958
1956 — 18 18 #1,890
1955 — 16 16 #1,982
1954 — 12 12 #2,325
1953 — 19 19 #1,769
1952 — 21 21 #1,668
1951 — 18 18 #1,783
1950 — 15 15 #1,944
1949 — 19 19 #1,711
1948 — 12 12 #2,224
1947 — 15 15 #1,991
1946 — 13 13 #2,039
1945 — 22 22 #1,410
1944 — 14 14 #1,894
1943 — 16 16 #1,838
1942 — 16 16 #1,806
1941 — 15 15 #1,830
1940 — 11 11 #2,192
1939 — 18 18 #1,586
1938 — 18 18 #1,621
1937 — 7 7 #2,933
1936 — 18 18 #1,588
1935 — 16 16 #1,768
1934 — 17 17 #1,729
1933 — 17 17 #1,713
1932 — 19 19 #1,659
1931 — 17 17 #1,779
1930 — 18 18 #1,760
1929 — 17 17 #1,858
1928 — 21 21 #1,656
1927 — 36 36 #1,202
1926 — 26 26 #1,435
1925 — 29 29 #1,363
1924 — 28 28 #1,418
1923 — 15 15 #2,130
1922 — 27 27 #1,440
1921 — 26 26 #1,480
1920 — 29 29 #1,352
1919 — 30 30 #1,298
1918 — 29 29 #1,318
1917 — 21 21 #1,589
1916 — 23 23 #1,463
1915 — 21 21 #1,509
1914 — 19 19 #1,393
1913 — 28 28 #932
1912 — 20 20 #1,033
1911 — 14 14 #908
1910 — 19 19 #683
1909 — 12 12 #852
1908 — 8 8 #1,043
1907 — 12 12 #788
1906 — 9 9 #865
1905 — 13 13 #679
1904 — 13 13 #661
1903 — 9 9 #794
1902 — 12 12 #664
1901 — 11 11 #651
1900 — 13 13 #710
1899 — 8 8 #812
1898 — 16 16 #530
1897 — 8 8 #796
1896 — 11 11 #695
1895 — 11 11 #654
1894 — 9 9 #747
1893 — 11 11 #632
1892 — 12 12 #614
1891 — 12 12 #544
1890 — 13 13 #544
1889 — 7 7 #811
1888 — 12 12 #594
1887 — 9 9 #647
1886 — 21 21 #395
1885 — 10 10 #616
1884 — 19 19 #426
1883 — 11 11 #572
1882 — 11 11 #583
1881 — 15 15 #454
1880 — 13 13 #523