Whelen vs Wheeler

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

Name A

Whelen

Boy name

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Name B

Wheeler

Boy name · Rank #2828

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Metric Whelen Wheeler
Current Rank Unranked #2828
Total Births (all years) 7 1,883
Peak Year 2023 2024
Peak Year Births 7 45
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2023 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Whelen Wheeler
1880ss — 73
1890ss — 59
1900ss — 75
1910ss — 219
1920ss — 287
1930ss — 171
1940ss — 168
1950ss — 133
1960ss — 57
1970ss — 47
1980ss — 30
1990ss — 73
2000ss — 104
2010ss — 220
2020ss 7 167

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whelen Wheeler
2014 — 21
2015 — 19
2016 — 20
2017 — 22
2018 — 34
2019 — 37
2020 — 17
2021 — 33
2022 — 34
2023 7 38
2024 — 45

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, 2023–2023.

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