Welton vs Wells

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

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Welton

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Name B

Wells

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Metric Welton Wells
Current Rank Unranked #377
Total Births (all years) 2,594 6,989
Peak Year 1924 2025
Peak Year Births 67 944
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Welton Wells
1880s - 16
1890s 6 5
1900s 42 6
1910s 322 172
1920s 537 193
1930s 370 119
1940s 372 110
1950s 375 90
1960s 221 68
1970s 159 87
1980s 98 71
1990s 53 103
2000s 24 166
2010s 15 1,473
2020s - 4,310

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Welton Wells
2014 - 88
2015 8 89
2016 - 124
2017 - 233
2018 - 327
2019 - 432
2020 - 521
2021 - 621
2022 - 659
2023 - 696
2024 - 869
2025 - 944

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, 1893–2015.

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