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

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Name B

Wheeler

Boy name · Rank #2835

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Metric Whelen Wheeler
Current Rank Unranked #2835
Total Births (all years) 13 1,916
Peak Year 2023 2024
Peak Year Births 7 45
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2023 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Whelen Wheeler
1880s - 73
1890s - 59
1900s - 75
1910s - 219
1920s - 287
1930s - 171
1940s - 168
1950s - 133
1960s - 57
1970s - 47
1980s - 30
1990s - 73
2000s - 104
2010s - 220
2020s 13 200

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
2025 6 33

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, 2023–2025.

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