Weslie is a feminine spelling of Wesley, an English surname and place name that means "western meadow", from the Old English west and leah. The surname became a first name in honor of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism; the -ie ending marks it as a girls' version in the style of Leslie. Weslie has risen from number 6966 in 2015 to number 2264 in 2024, its best rank, and stands at number 2353 in 2025.