girls:
249 births since 1980
#5467 (4th percentile)
boys:
1.1k births since 1976
#3475 (24th percentile)
overall:
1.4k births since 1976
#6366 (18th percentile)
The name Weslee is the #6,366 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,377 recorded births since 1976. This represents the 17.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 17.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,475 (24.2% percentile) for all time with 1,128 births since 1976. For girls, it ranks #5,467 (4.3% percentile) for all time with 249 births since 1980.
Weslee first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1976 (1976 for boys and 1980 for girls).
The name Weslee has been given predominantly to boys, with 81.9% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 65.9% of babies named Weslee were boys.
For boys, Weslee reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 5.4% percentile (ranked #862) with 29 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 29 births per million (ranked 5.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2011, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Weslee is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #862 (5.4% percentile) with 29 births per million.
For girls, Weslee reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 2.4% percentile (ranked #924) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 16 births per million (ranked 2.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2003, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Weslee is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #924 (2.4% percentile) with 16 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Weslee".
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These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Weslee", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 9 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Wesley" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Wesley..
Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Weslee. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 71.1% confident that Weslee is pronounced as WEH-slee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is WEHZ-lee, at 28.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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