Boys' name · since 1893
Welby
Welby has 372 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 372
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
372 boys have been named Welby since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Welby has been recorded 372 times among boys since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1997.
- #9,433 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 372 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Welby ranks #9,433 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 372 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 372
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Welby's 372 recorded births place it above 79.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Welby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Welby splits its recorded history at 1933: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Welby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1997
- Peak year (1921)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Welby by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (90 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Welby's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Welby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 90 births (24% of all-time use).
Welby by state
Where Welby concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
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What to do with Welby's data
- Welby's decade-level peak was the 1920s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Welbys (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Welby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~104 yrs)
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, 1893–1997 (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 Welby 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.