Names / Boy names
West
Current rank
#1,255
and rising
All-time peak
#396
in 1886
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
3,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #396 in 1886 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
West enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 1886, at #396 nationally. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Across all years, more than 3,700 children have been named this.