Whelen vs Whelan

Side-by-side comparison of Whelen and Whelan — 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

Whelan

Boy name · Rank #8155

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Metric Whelen Whelan
Current Rank Unranked #8155
Total Births (all years) 7 74
Peak Year 2023 2022
Peak Year Births 7 15
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2023 2011

Births by Decade

Decade Whelen Whelan
2010ss — 37
2020ss 7 37

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whelen Whelan
2015 — 6
2016 — 5
2017 — 8
2018 — 7
2019 — 6
2021 — 6
2022 — 15
2023 7 6
2024 — 10

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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