Boys' name · since 1914

Welborn

Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Welborn, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#16,303 of 45,481
all-time among boys
119
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Welborn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 119 recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Welborn recorded 119 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1951.

  • #16,303 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 119 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Welborn ranks #16,303 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#16,303 of 45,481
all-time among boys
119
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Welborn's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Welborn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Welborn splits its recorded history at 1926: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Welborn popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1916)
9
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
45678910 1914191719221926193519411951 6

Welborn by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (45 births, 38% of the file).

1920s was Welborn's strongest decade.

45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Welborn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 45 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Welborn? ▼
119 babies have been named Welborn since 1914. All-time, it sits at #16,303 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1916 with 9 births.
Where does Welborn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Welborn ranks #16,303 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Welborn's data

  • Welborn's decade-level peak was the 1920s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Welborn

Nearby Names Like Welborn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Welborn

Weldon Boy
#2768 14,249 births
Wells Boy
#347 6,989 births
Wellington Boy
#4251 2,879 births
Welton Boy
2,594 births
Welford Boy
487 births

Compare Welborn side by side: Welborn vs Weldon Welborn vs Wells Welborn vs Wellington

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Alver
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Shafter
119 births · Peak 1898
Merville
119 births · Peak 1918
Wladyslaw
119 births · Peak 1916
Richards
119 births · Peak 1925
Conn
119 births · Peak 1969
Luna #8303
119 births · Peak 2022
Nyal
119 births · Peak 1920

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Welborn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Welborn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.