West Popularity by Year
Follow West across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
West birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 159 | #1,252 | Up 72 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 8 | #10,917 | Up 205 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 145 | #1,324 | Up 508 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 8 | #11,122 | Up 1,121 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 87 | #1,832 | Down 418 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 130 | #1,414 | Up 356 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 7 | #12,243 | Up 3,296 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 90 | #1,770 | Up 63 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 81 | #1,833 | Down 181 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 98 | #1,652 | Up 186 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 5 | #15,539 | — |
| 2018 | Boys | 82 | #1,838 | Up 6 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 80 | #1,844 | Up 147 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 72 | #1,991 | Down 81 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 76 | #1,910 | Up 320 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 60 | #2,230 | Down 403 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 78 | #1,827 | Up 96 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 74 | #1,923 | Up 222 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 61 | #2,145 | Up 257 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 52 | #2,402 | Down 199 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 60 | #2,203 | Up 625 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 42 | #2,828 | Up 92 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 40 | #2,920 | Down 176 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 42 | #2,744 | Up 966 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 25 | #3,710 | Down 425 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 29 | #3,285 | Up 1,141 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 18 | #4,426 | Up 2,096 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 10 | #6,522 | Down 3,379 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 28 | #3,143 | Up 1,246 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 17 | #4,389 | Down 909 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 22 | #3,480 | Up 1,170 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 14 | #4,650 | Up 18 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 13 | #4,668 | Down 1,466 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 22 | #3,202 | Up 1,078 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 14 | #4,280 | Down 1,250 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 23 | #3,030 | Up 216 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 20 | #3,246 | Up 1,990 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 10 | #5,236 | Down 1,911 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 18 | #3,325 | Up 142 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 17 | #3,467 | Down 142 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 17 | #3,325 | Up 837 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 11 | #4,162 | Down 431 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 12 | #3,731 | Down 291 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 13 | #3,440 | Down 1,083 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 22 | #2,357 | Up 599 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 15 | #2,956 | Down 379 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 18 | #2,577 | Up 19 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 18 | #2,596 | Down 458 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 24 | #2,138 | Up 693 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 16 | #2,831 | Up 979 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 10 | #3,810 | Down 595 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 12 | #3,215 | Down 854 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 19 | #2,361 | Up 348 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 15 | #2,709 | Up 1,600 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 7 | #4,309 | Down 1,760 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 15 | #2,549 | Up 464 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 11 | #3,013 | Down 690 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 16 | #2,323 | Down 197 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 19 | #2,126 | Down 332 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 24 | #1,794 | Up 252 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 17 | #2,046 | Down 210 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 19 | #1,836 | Up 634 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 11 | #2,470 | Down 427 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 15 | #2,043 | Up 41 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 15 | #2,084 | Down 184 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 18 | #1,900 | Up 773 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 10 | #2,673 | Down 556 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 15 | #2,117 | Down 120 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 17 | #1,997 | Up 213 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 14 | #2,210 | Down 177 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 16 | #2,033 | Down 195 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 19 | #1,838 | Up 114 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 17 | #1,952 | Down 66 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 18 | #1,886 | Up 93 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 16 | #1,979 | Up 337 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 12 | #2,316 | Down 551 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 19 | #1,765 | Down 100 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 21 | #1,665 | Up 109 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 18 | #1,774 | Up 167 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 15 | #1,941 | Down 239 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 19 | #1,702 | Up 516 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 12 | #2,218 | Down 230 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 15 | #1,988 | Up 42 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 13 | #2,030 | Down 624 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 22 | #1,406 | Up 484 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 14 | #1,890 | Down 57 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 16 | #1,833 | Down 34 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 16 | #1,799 | Up 22 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 15 | #1,821 | Up 358 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 11 | #2,179 | Down 601 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 18 | #1,578 | Up 35 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 18 | #1,613 | Up 1,292 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 7 | #2,905 | Down 1,318 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 18 | #1,587 | Up 170 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 16 | #1,757 | Down 32 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 17 | #1,725 | Down 18 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 17 | #1,707 | Down 56 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 19 | #1,651 | Up 119 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 17 | #1,770 | Down 17 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 18 | #1,753 | Up 95 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 17 | #1,848 | Down 201 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 21 | #1,647 | Down 449 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 36 | #1,198 | Up 234 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 26 | #1,432 | Down 72 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 29 | #1,360 | Up 54 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 28 | #1,414 | Up 709 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 15 | #2,123 | Down 689 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 27 | #1,434 | Up 41 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 26 | #1,475 | Down 127 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 29 | #1,348 | Down 51 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 30 | #1,297 | Up 16 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 29 | #1,313 | Up 274 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 21 | #1,587 | Down 128 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 23 | #1,459 | Up 46 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 21 | #1,505 | Down 117 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 19 | #1,388 | Down 458 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 28 | #930 | Up 93 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 20 | #1,023 | Down 127 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 14 | #896 | Down 219 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 19 | #677 | Up 163 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 12 | #840 | Up 181 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 8 | #1,021 | Down 243 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 12 | #778 | Up 74 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 9 | #852 | Down 186 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 13 | #666 | Down 19 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 13 | #647 | Up 136 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 9 | #783 | Down 132 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 12 | #651 | Down 14 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 11 | #637 | Up 62 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 13 | #699 | Up 87 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 8 | #786 | Down 263 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 16 | #523 | Up 264 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 8 | #787 | Down 113 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 11 | #674 | Down 34 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 11 | #640 | Up 90 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 9 | #730 | Down 115 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 11 | #615 | Down 18 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 12 | #597 | Down 73 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 12 | #524 | Up 9 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 13 | #533 | Up 256 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 7 | #789 | Down 209 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 12 | #580 | Up 51 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 9 | #631 | Down 248 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 21 | #383 | Up 221 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 10 | #604 | Down 188 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 19 | #416 | Up 140 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 11 | #556 | Up 20 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 11 | #576 | Down 134 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 15 | #442 | Up 63 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 13 | #505 | — |