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 #3537

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Name B

Weldon

Boy name · Rank #2962

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Metric Welles Weldon
Current Rank #3537 #2962
Total Births (all years) 470 14,249
Peak Year 2021 1920
Peak Year Births 56 325
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Welles Weldon
1880s - 38
1890s - 98
1900s - 197
1910s 10 1,597
1920s - 2,887
1930s - 2,394
1940s - 2,108
1950s - 1,629
1960s - 1,026
1970s - 664
1980s - 466
1990s - 313
2000s - 242
2010s 223 338
2020s 237 252

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 31
2022 43 44
2023 31 49
2024 32 42
2025 42 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, 1915–2025.

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