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Recorded in official name statistics for United States, Netherlands and 1 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Wess is a given name.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 8 boys (rank 8910).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Wess
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | 7 | 720 | observed |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | 7 | 814 | observed |
| 1891 | 5 | 963 | observed |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | 5 | 1,074 | observed |
| 1895 | 5 | 1,079 | observed |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,162 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 5 | 1,440 | observed |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | 9 | 2,621 | observed |
| 1916 | 11 | 2,389 | observed |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,179 | observed |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | 5 | 4,347 | observed |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | 6 | 3,708 | observed |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | 6 | 3,697 | observed |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | 6 | 3,592 | observed |
| 1931 | 5 | 3,763 | observed |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | 5 | 3,645 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | 5 | 3,518 | observed |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 5 | 3,525 | observed |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 7 | 3,021 | observed |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 5 | 3,827 | observed |
| 1955 | 6 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1956 | 9 | 2,798 | observed |
| 1957 | 6 | 3,552 | observed |
| 1958 | 5 | 3,944 | observed |
| 1959 | 6 | 3,619 | observed |
| 1960 | 7 | 3,337 | observed |
| 1961 | 13 | 2,322 | observed |
| 1962 | 9 | 2,848 | observed |
| 1963 | 13 | 2,300 | observed |
| 1964 | 9 | 2,854 | observed |
| 1965 | 16 | 1,987 | observed |
| 1966 | 9 | 2,784 | observed |
| 1967 | 8 | 2,985 | observed |
| 1968 | 12 | 2,445 | observed |
| 1969 | 11 | 2,682 | observed |
| 1970 | 6 | 4,230 | observed |
| 1971 | 11 | 2,973 | observed |
| 1972 | 8 | 3,622 | observed |
| 1973 | 6 | 4,505 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 6 | 4,797 | observed |
| 1976 | 10 | 3,471 | observed |
| 1977 | 15 | 2,791 | observed |
| 1978 | 5 | 5,772 | observed |
| 1979 | 8 | 4,403 | observed |
| 1980 | 9 | 4,134 | observed |
| 1981 | 7 | 4,961 | observed |
| 1982 | 5 | 6,385 | observed |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,484 | observed |
| 1984 | 11 | 3,701 | observed |
| 1985 | 8 | 4,698 | observed |
| 1986 | 7 | 5,332 | observed |
| 1987 | 5 | 6,951 | observed |
| 1988 | 5 | 7,270 | observed |
| 1989 | 6 | 6,941 | observed |
| 1990 | 5 | 8,117 | observed |
| 1991 | 6 | 7,271 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 8 | 7,416 | observed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 5 | 10,667 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 6 | 9,948 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 11 | 7,187 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 7 | 9,709 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 5 | 12,246 | observed |
| 2018 | 7 | 9,670 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 8 | 8,739 | observed |
| 2021 | 10 | 7,587 | observed |
| 2022 | 9 | 8,300 | observed |
| 2023 | 6 | 10,821 | observed |
| 2024 | 9 | 8,312 | observed |
| 2025 | 8 | 8,910 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Wess” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
