West Name Popularity

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How popular is West?

The rare name West was the 1,855th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

West, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #396 was reached in 1886.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 81 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named West was 7 in 1975.

West, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1913, 1942-1945, 1965-1970, 1991-1994, 1998-2001, and 2002-2012.

Where is the name West popularity headed?

West's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name West has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name West for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name West is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		West (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		81	1,855
2017		80	1,856
2016		72	2,004
2015		75	1,946
2014		60	2,253
2013		78	1,846
2012		74	1,939
2011		61	2,170
2010		52	2,423
2009		60	2,227
2008		42	2,874
2007		40	2,969
2006		42	2,780
2005		25	3,809
2004		29	3,362
2003		18	4,604
2002		10	7,017
2001		28	3,222
2000		17	4,561
1999		22	3,582
1998		14	4,862
1997		13	4,948
1996		22	3,288
1995		14	4,501
1994		23	3,105
1993		20	3,362
1992		10	5,640
1991		18	3,451
1990		17	3,601
1989		17	3,442
1988		11	4,434
1987		12	3,948
1986		13	3,646
1985		22	2,422
1984		15	3,101
1983		18	2,672
1982		18	2,707
1981		24	2,203
1980		16	2,961
1979		10	4,056
1978		12	3,395
1977		19	2,458
1976		15	2,818
1975		7	4,792
1974		15	2,673
1973		11	3,215
1972		16	2,417
1971		19	2,202
1970		24	1,843
1969		17	2,130
1968		19	1,892
1967		11	2,603
1966		15	2,132
1965		15	2,169
1964		18	1,971
1963		10	2,846
1962		15	2,184
1961		17	2,065
1960		14	2,311
1959		16	2,109
1958		19	1,895
1957		17	2,014
1956		18	1,945
1955		16	2,041
1954		12	2,439
1953		19	1,833
1952		21	1,700
1951		18	1,837
1950		15	2,018
1949		19	1,751
1948		12	2,323
1947		15	2,072
1946		13	2,140
1945		22	1,444
1944		14	1,987
1943		16	1,906
1942		16	1,862
1941		15	1,897
1940		11	2,316
1939		18	1,634
1938		18	1,685
1937		7	3,167
1936		18	1,637
1935		16	1,831
1934		17	1,780
1933		17	1,765
1932		19	1,711
1931		17	1,841
1930		18	1,815
1929		17	1,927
1928		21	1,703
1927		36	1,225
1926		26	1,464
1925		29	1,389
1924		28	1,456
1923		15	2,219
1922		27	1,468
1921		26	1,504
1920		29	1,380
1919		30	1,319
1918		29	1,342
1917		21	1,641
1916		23	1,502
1915		21	1,550
1914		19	1,439
1913		28	949
1912		20	1,058
1911		14	924
1910		19	706
1909		12	890
1908		8	1,109
1907		12	813
1906		9	924
1905		13	697
1904		13	684
1903		9	843
1902		12	684
1901		11	680
1900		13	738
1899		8	853
1898		16	542
1897		8	850
1896		11	721
1895		11	681
1894		9	785
1893		11	649
1892		12	640
1891		12	562
1890		13	564
1889		7	876
1888		12	607
1887		9	677
1886		21	396
1885		10	638
1884		19	432
1883		11	594
1882		11	610
1881		15	458
1880		13	523

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.