Welby vs Wellington

Side-by-side comparison of Welby and Wellington - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Welby

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Name B

Wellington

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Metric Welby Wellington
Current Rank Unranked #3220
Total Births (all years) 372 2,879
Peak Year 1921 1922
Peak Year Births 17 60
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Welby Wellington
1880s - 77
1890s 6 71
1900s 10 82
1910s 85 360
1920s 90 414
1930s 66 228
1940s 41 220
1950s 15 169
1960s 6 158
1970s 28 143
1980s 7 158
1990s 18 178
2000s - 174
2010s - 242
2020s - 205

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Welby Wellington
2014 - 15
2015 - 22
2016 - 32
2017 - 32
2018 - 33
2019 - 43
2020 - 43
2021 - 39
2022 - 31
2023 - 31
2024 - 37
2025 - 24

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1893–1997.

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