Welch vs Weldon

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

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Welch

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Name B

Weldon

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Metric Welch Weldon
Current Rank Unranked #2962
Total Births (all years) 51 14,249
Peak Year 1919 1920
Peak Year Births 10 325
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Welch Weldon
1880s - 38
1890s - 98
1900s - 197
1910s 28 1,597
1920s 23 2,887
1930s - 2,394
1940s - 2,108
1950s - 1,629
1960s - 1,026
1970s - 664
1980s - 466
1990s - 313
2000s - 242
2010s - 338
2020s - 252

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Welch Weldon
2014 - 34
2015 - 31
2016 - 43
2017 - 46
2018 - 35
2019 - 47
2020 - 40
2021 - 31
2022 - 44
2023 - 49
2024 - 42
2025 - 46

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, 1914–1929.

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