Wes
Meaning
short form of Wesley, 'west meadow'
The formal names behind Wes
Wes is an established short form of each of these names.
Wesley · English origin · "western meadow," an Old English place name; it became a given name in tribute to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, and spread wherever Methodist circuit riders preached. Softly scholarly, with Wes as the easy short form
Weston · English origin · western town
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Wes peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
29 people · the #96,655 first name in Brazil · median age 24
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
The Wes deep dive
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