Welmer vs Wells

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

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Welmer

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Wells

Boy name · Rank #375

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Metric Welmer Wells
Current Rank Unranked #375
Total Births (all years) 10 6,040
Peak Year 1922 2024
Peak Year Births 5 865
Peak Decade 1920ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1881

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Welmer Wells
2014 — 88
2015 — 89
2016 — 123
2017 — 233
2018 — 327
2019 — 432
2020 — 521
2021 — 621
2022 — 659
2023 — 696
2024 — 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, 1922–2002.

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