Boy name · Old English
Weston
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: west townWeston is a boy's name that comes from Old English and means "west town". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- West town
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #55 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Weston
As a boy's name, Weston comes from Old English and means "west town". It is used in English.
Weston is also a surname: the 1,407th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 24,628 people. See the most common last names.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Weston on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Weston on 3 lists.
“Old English for west town; ready to head out West”
From Redneck names for boys, cowboy names for boys
“West town; Old English. Smooth place name”
From Boy middle names, surname middle names for boys
“Old English for west town; made for the frontier”
From Cowboy names, western boy names
How popular is Weston?
- US rank in 2025
- #55
- 5,482 babies, 3,209 per million boys
- Best rank
- #55 in 2025
- 5,482 babies that year
- Babies since 1882
- At least 75,907
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 11 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 29 per million |
| 1900s | 42 per million |
| 1910s | 53 per million |
| 1920s | 43 per million |
| 1930s | 36 per million |
| 1940s | 25 per million |
| 1950s | 21 per million |
| 1960s | 27 per million |
| 1970s | 67 per million |
| 1980s | 184 per million |
| 1990s | 314 per million |
| 2000s | 400 per million |
| 2010s | 1,532 per million |
| 2020s | 2,495 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #121 | #109 | #102 | #104 | #104 | #95 | #82 | #75 | #70 | #55 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Weston
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- WystanBattle stone (Old English, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
- AdrienneFrom Hadria, a Roman town (Latin, girl)
- AinhoaFrom a Basque town with a famous image of the Virgin Mary (Basque, girl)
- AltonTown at a river's source (Old English, boy)
- AshtonAsh tree town (Old English, boy)
- BraxtonFrom a surname meaning Bracca's town (Old English, boy)
- BurtonFortified town (Old English, boy)
- CeferinoWest wind (Greek, boy)
- ColtonFrom a surname and place name meaning Cola's town (Old English, boy)
- DarbyDeer town (Old Norse, unisex)
- EastonFrom a surname meaning east town (Old English, boy)
Middle names for Weston
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Old English
- EdgarWealthy spear (Old English, boy)
- AlfredElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AlfredoElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardoRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- GrahamFrom a surname from the place name Grantham, probably gravelly homestead (Old English, boy)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- KnoxRound hill (Old English, boy)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
Weston: common questions
What does the name Weston mean?
Weston comes from Old English and means "west town".
Is Weston a boy or girl name?
Weston is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 8 girls and 5,482 boys in the US were named Weston, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Weston come from?
Weston comes from Old English and means "west town". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Weston?
Weston ranked #55 in the US in 2025, with 5,482 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Weston?
Names spelled like Weston include Wystan.
What middle names go with Weston?
Middle names that flow well with Weston include Cedar, Eli, Ethan, Isaac and Peter. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.