boy's name
Weston
WES-tun
- Origin English
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 100 (US)
- Births on record 80,400
the United States
#55
2025 births
Weston is a boy's name of English origin meaning "western settlement," from the Old English west and tun, meaning an enclosure, farmstead, or village. It is one of the most common place names in England, which made it a widespread surname.
- Weston is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 5,490 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 604 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Weston over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 33 |
| 1900s | 57 |
| 1910s | 351 |
| 1920s | 470 |
| 1930s | 384 |
| 1940s | 374 |
| 1950s | 431 |
| 1960s | 515 |
| 1970s | 1,113 |
| 1980s | 3,411 |
| 1990s | 6,107 |
| 2000s | 7,998 |
| 2010s | 28,861 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25,910 |
What Weston means
Weston means the western farmstead or village, from west plus the Old English tun. Tun is the ancestor of the modern word town, though it originally meant something much smaller — an enclosed farm or hamlet rather than an urban center.
Where Weston comes from
Weston combines the Old English west with tun, an enclosure or settlement. Tun is among the most productive elements in English place naming, surviving in thousands of names ending in -ton, and its meaning shifted over centuries from a fenced farmstead to a town. Dozens of English villages are called Weston, generally because they sat west of a larger neighboring settlement, and families taking their surname from any of them became Westons. As a given name it is modern, and follows the same pattern as Preston and Easton, both formed identically from other compass points.
Weston in use
The -ton in thousands of English place names is the ancestor of the word town, but originally meant a single enclosed farm.
How popular is Weston?
In 2025, Weston was given to 5,490 babies in the United States, ranking #55 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Where Weston is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Weston
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Weston also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Weston over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Weston
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Weston in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Westen
Sibling names for Weston
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Weston — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Weston
What does the name Weston mean?
Weston means "western settlement," from the Old English west and tun.
Is Weston related to Wesley?
They share the element west but differ in the second part — Wesley uses leah, a clearing, and Weston uses tun, a settlement.
What are nicknames for Weston?
Wes and West are the most common short forms.
How popular is the name Weston?
In 2025, Weston was given to 5,490 babies in the United States, ranking #55 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Is Weston a girl's or a boy's name?
Weston is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Weston?
Weston has 2 syllables.
When was Weston most popular?
Weston peaked in 2025, when 5,490 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Weston a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Weston currently ranks #55 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.