Wells vs Weldon

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

Name A

Wells

Boy name · Rank #377

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Name B

Weldon

Boy name · Rank #2962

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Metric Wells Weldon
Current Rank #377 #2962
Total Births (all years) 6,989 14,249
Peak Year 2025 1920
Peak Year Births 944 325
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Wells Weldon
1880s 16 38
1890s 5 98
1900s 6 197
1910s 172 1,597
1920s 193 2,887
1930s 119 2,394
1940s 110 2,108
1950s 90 1,629
1960s 68 1,026
1970s 87 664
1980s 71 466
1990s 103 313
2000s 166 242
2010s 1,473 338
2020s 4,310 252

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wells Weldon
2014 88 34
2015 89 31
2016 124 43
2017 233 46
2018 327 35
2019 432 47
2020 521 40
2021 621 31
2022 659 44
2023 696 49
2024 869 42
2025 944 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, 1881–2025.

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