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Wesley vs Arthur

Wesley leads today (#52 vs #87), and both are climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Wesley and Arthur per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

3.5k7k10.5k1880192019602000WesleyArthur1880: Wesley 123 · Arthur 1,5991881: Wesley 102 · Arthur 1,5751882: Wesley 145 · Arthur 1,6861883: Wesley 104 · Arthur 1,5911884: Wesley 120 · Arthur 1,6901885: Wesley 108 · Arthur 1,5161886: Wesley 121 · Arthur 1,6561887: Wesley 115 · Arthur 1,4891888: Wesley 147 · Arthur 1,7101889: Wesley 101 · Arthur 1,6681890: Wesley 131 · Arthur 1,6101891: Wesley 115 · Arthur 1,5141892: Wesley 142 · Arthur 1,7681893: Wesley 136 · Arthur 1,6351894: Wesley 149 · Arthur 1,7121895: Wesley 156 · Arthur 1,6661896: Wesley 145 · Arthur 1,8211897: Wesley 121 · Arthur 1,6471898: Wesley 151 · Arthur 1,6191899: Wesley 119 · Arthur 1,3571900: Wesley 181 · Arthur 1,8531901: Wesley 146 · Arthur 1,3291902: Wesley 145 · Arthur 1,4871903: Wesley 153 · Arthur 1,4351904: Wesley 166 · Arthur 1,4951905: Wesley 174 · Arthur 1,5051906: Wesley 155 · Arthur 1,4861907: Wesley 191 · Arthur 1,5531908: Wesley 185 · Arthur 1,6011909: Wesley 197 · Arthur 1,6651910: Wesley 209 · Arthur 1,9421911: Wesley 261 · Arthur 2,3761912: Wesley 485 · Arthur 4,6851913: Wesley 585 · Arthur 5,4221914: Wesley 789 · Arthur 6,6411915: Wesley 990 · Arthur 8,5641916: Wesley 1,026 · Arthur 8,9211917: Wesley 1,014 · Arthur 9,2821918: Wesley 1,145 · Arthur 10,1051919: Wesley 1,099 · Arthur 9,5401920: Wesley 1,244 · Arthur 10,2361921: Wesley 1,332 · Arthur 10,5271922: Wesley 1,287 · Arthur 10,1141923: Wesley 1,379 · Arthur 9,9241924: Wesley 1,347 · Arthur 10,1721925: Wesley 1,265 · Arthur 9,9861926: Wesley 1,320 · Arthur 9,4651927: Wesley 1,324 · Arthur 9,3381928: Wesley 1,181 · Arthur 8,8801929: Wesley 1,182 · Arthur 8,4701930: Wesley 1,186 · Arthur 8,2841931: Wesley 1,115 · Arthur 7,5251932: Wesley 1,135 · Arthur 6,9161933: Wesley 1,030 · Arthur 6,5251934: Wesley 1,118 · Arthur 6,4431935: Wesley 1,040 · Arthur 6,5471936: Wesley 1,061 · Arthur 6,2641937: Wesley 1,065 · Arthur 6,3211938: Wesley 1,074 · Arthur 6,5251939: Wesley 1,113 · Arthur 6,3801940: Wesley 1,129 · Arthur 6,5101941: Wesley 1,091 · Arthur 6,7391942: Wesley 1,253 · Arthur 8,0271943: Wesley 1,267 · Arthur 7,7851944: Wesley 1,169 · Arthur 7,2551945: Wesley 1,107 · Arthur 6,8021946: Wesley 1,248 · Arthur 7,5371947: Wesley 1,459 · Arthur 8,2551948: Wesley 1,336 · Arthur 7,5761949: Wesley 1,406 · Arthur 7,4821950: Wesley 1,527 · Arthur 7,1611951: Wesley 1,500 · Arthur 7,4141952: Wesley 1,594 · Arthur 7,2361953: Wesley 1,733 · Arthur 7,0011954: Wesley 1,844 · Arthur 6,8561955: Wesley 1,925 · Arthur 6,5701956: Wesley 2,004 · Arthur 6,2891957: Wesley 1,993 · Arthur 6,0521958: Wesley 1,954 · Arthur 5,6631959: Wesley 2,000 · Arthur 5,4741960: Wesley 2,020 · Arthur 5,1941961: Wesley 2,002 · Arthur 4,8151962: Wesley 1,963 · Arthur 4,4411963: Wesley 2,100 · Arthur 4,2751964: Wesley 1,969 · Arthur 4,1471965: Wesley 1,860 · Arthur 3,7791966: Wesley 1,803 · Arthur 3,4821967: Wesley 1,587 · Arthur 3,3121968: Wesley 1,642 · Arthur 3,0391969: Wesley 1,861 · Arthur 3,1381970: Wesley 2,059 · Arthur 2,9811971: Wesley 1,959 · Arthur 2,8161972: Wesley 1,690 · Arthur 2,3941973: Wesley 1,554 · Arthur 2,2041974: Wesley 1,467 · Arthur 2,0741975: Wesley 1,531 · Arthur 2,0221976: Wesley 2,147 · Arthur 1,9041977: Wesley 4,302 · Arthur 1,9691978: Wesley 3,306 · Arthur 1,8741979: Wesley 3,237 · Arthur 1,8621980: Wesley 3,165 · Arthur 1,8211981: Wesley 3,040 · Arthur 1,8021982: Wesley 3,031 · Arthur 1,7941983: Wesley 2,788 · Arthur 1,7471984: Wesley 2,799 · Arthur 1,7001985: Wesley 3,043 · Arthur 1,7161986: Wesley 3,043 · Arthur 1,5711987: Wesley 3,244 · Arthur 1,5571988: Wesley 3,478 · Arthur 1,5521989: Wesley 3,457 · Arthur 1,5341990: Wesley 3,316 · Arthur 1,5421991: Wesley 3,267 · Arthur 1,4771992: Wesley 3,239 · Arthur 1,4121993: Wesley 3,172 · Arthur 1,2411994: Wesley 3,031 · Arthur 1,1601995: Wesley 2,798 · Arthur 1,1131996: Wesley 2,616 · Arthur 1,0081997: Wesley 2,358 · Arthur 9731998: Wesley 2,242 · Arthur 9831999: Wesley 2,207 · Arthur 8742000: Wesley 2,216 · Arthur 9142001: Wesley 2,028 · Arthur 8812002: Wesley 2,051 · Arthur 8442003: Wesley 2,123 · Arthur 7952004: Wesley 2,108 · Arthur 7922005: Wesley 2,113 · Arthur 8302006: Wesley 2,103 · Arthur 7932007: Wesley 2,064 · Arthur 8192008: Wesley 2,067 · Arthur 8622009: Wesley 2,211 · Arthur 8122010: Wesley 2,431 · Arthur 7302011: Wesley 2,476 · Arthur 8932012: Wesley 2,649 · Arthur 8652013: Wesley 2,837 · Arthur 1,0342014: Wesley 3,143 · Arthur 1,1532015: Wesley 3,233 · Arthur 1,2472016: Wesley 3,429 · Arthur 1,3452017: Wesley 3,577 · Arthur 1,5142018: Wesley 3,628 · Arthur 1,6532019: Wesley 3,764 · Arthur 2,1932020: Wesley 3,706 · Arthur 2,3382021: Wesley 4,216 · Arthur 2,4772022: Wesley 4,668 · Arthur 2,6912023: Wesley 4,555 · Arthur 2,8322024: Wesley 5,162 · Arthur 3,3342025: Wesley 5,578 · Arthur 3,847
WesleyArthur

Head to head

WesleyArthur
2025 rank
#52
#87
Babies named in 2025
5,578
3,847
Peak year
2025
1881
Trend
Rising since 2007
Rising since 2006
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
247,713
548,729
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