Welles vs Weldon

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

Name A

Welles

Boy name · Rank #3525

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Name B

Weldon

Boy name · Rank #2994

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Metric Welles Weldon
Current Rank #3525 #2994
Total Births (all years) 428 14,201
Peak Year 2021 1920
Peak Year Births 56 325
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Welles Weldon
1880ss — 38
1890ss — 98
1900ss — 197
1910ss 10 1,597
1920ss — 2,887
1930ss — 2,394
1940ss — 2,108
1950ss — 1,629
1960ss — 1,026
1970ss — 664
1980ss — 466
1990ss — 313
2000ss — 242
2010ss 223 338
2020ss 195 204

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Welles Weldon
2014 15 34
2015 19 31
2016 32 43
2017 46 46
2018 46 35
2019 40 47
2020 33 40
2021 56 30
2022 43 44
2023 31 49
2024 32 41

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, 1915–2024.

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