Welby vs Wells

Side-by-side comparison of Welby and Wells - 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

Wells

Boy name · Rank #377

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Metric Welby Wells
Current Rank Unranked #377
Total Births (all years) 372 6,989
Peak Year 1921 2025
Peak Year Births 17 944
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Welby Wells
1880s - 16
1890s 6 5
1900s 10 6
1910s 85 172
1920s 90 193
1930s 66 119
1940s 41 110
1950s 15 90
1960s 6 68
1970s 28 87
1980s 7 71
1990s 18 103
2000s - 166
2010s - 1,473
2020s - 4,310

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Welby Wells
2014 - 88
2015 - 89
2016 - 124
2017 - 233
2018 - 327
2019 - 432
2020 - 521
2021 - 621
2022 - 659
2023 - 696
2024 - 869
2025 - 944

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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