West - name meaning and origin

The boy's name West \we-st\ is a variant of Westbrook (Old English), and the meaning of West is "western stream".

The baby name West sounds like Just, Faust, Justo, Juste and Joost. Other similar baby names are Wes, Witt, Sesto, Wat, Walt, Watt, Wesly, Westby, Wescot, Weston, Westin and Westen.

West is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name West. Compare West with related baby names.