Recorded 1914–1951 Boys' name Peak 1916 119 births

Welborn — boys' name

119 babies named Welborn in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s361920s451930s101940s221950s6
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Welborn was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

9 babies were named Welborn in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Welborn

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Welborn between 1914 and 1951, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Welborn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Welborn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Welborn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Welborn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 119 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Welborn at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

119

Since 1914

38 years of records

Peak year

1916

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1914

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1951

Welborn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1914

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1916)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
45678910 1951194119351926192219171914 5

Welborn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
45 births that decade — 38% of Welborn's all-time total
1910s361920s451930s101940s221950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Welborn?
119 babies have been named Welborn since 1914. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1916 with 9 births.
When was Welborn most popular?
Welborn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Welborn been used?
Welborn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 38 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Welborn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Weldon, Wells, Wellington, Welton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.