Welles vs Wells

Side-by-side comparison of Welles and Wells — 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

Wells

Boy name · Rank #375

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Metric Welles Wells
Current Rank #3525 #375
Total Births (all years) 428 6,040
Peak Year 2021 2024
Peak Year Births 56 865
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Welles Wells
1880ss — 16
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 6
1910ss 10 172
1920ss — 193
1930ss — 119
1940ss — 110
1950ss — 90
1960ss — 68
1970ss — 87
1980ss — 71
1990ss — 103
2000ss — 166
2010ss 223 1,472
2020ss 195 3,362

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Welles Wells
2014 15 88
2015 19 89
2016 32 123
2017 46 233
2018 46 327
2019 40 432
2020 33 521
2021 56 621
2022 43 659
2023 31 696
2024 32 865

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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