Welles vs Wellington

Side-by-side comparison of Welles and Wellington - 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

Wellington

Boy name · Rank #3220

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Metric Welles Wellington
Current Rank #3537 #3220
Total Births (all years) 470 2,879
Peak Year 2021 1922
Peak Year Births 56 60
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Welles Wellington
1880s - 77
1890s - 71
1900s - 82
1910s 10 360
1920s - 414
1930s - 228
1940s - 220
1950s - 169
1960s - 158
1970s - 143
1980s - 158
1990s - 178
2000s - 174
2010s 223 242
2020s 237 205

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Welles Wellington
2014 15 15
2015 19 22
2016 32 32
2017 46 32
2018 46 33
2019 40 43
2020 33 43
2021 56 39
2022 43 31
2023 31 31
2024 32 37
2025 42 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, 1915–2025.

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