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Wesley

Wesley ranks #424 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 5 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #321 among boy dog names.
Wesley's popularity trend

Wesley's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.005%0.01%0.015%2012201420162019
Cats in our data
5
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#424
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−605
2014 → 2019
Gender split
95% male
5% female95% male

Gender split comes from 22 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Wesley mean?
/ˈwɛsli/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Wesley began as an English surname taken from a place name, combining west with leah, meaning "wood" or "clearing" - together read roughly as "west wood" or "west meadow."

Wesley carries a gentle, literary feel, fitting for a calm, thoughtful pet who seems to prefer the quiet corners of the yard.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Wesley shows up

Cats named Wesley per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.02%
TorontoON, CA0.01%

Cat names like Wesley

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