What is Wes short for?
Wes is short for Wesley and Weston. In 2025, 376 boys in the United States were given Wes as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Wes
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Wesley English origin
Wes from Wesley: the easy modern short form.
101 girls and 5,578 boys named Wesley in 2025
Weston English origin
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Wes from Weston: the standard short form, shared with Wesley.
8 girls and 5,482 boys named Weston in 2025