Boys' name · since 1914

Welch

51 babies named Welch in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,114 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade

Welch is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 51 have been recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Welch recorded 51 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1929.

  • #22,114 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 51 born since 1914
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Welch ranks #22,114 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.

#22,114 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Welch's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% 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.

Welch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Welch's full recorded timeline at 1921, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Welch popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4681012 19141916191719191921192519271929 7

Welch by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (28 births, 55% of the file).

1910s was Welch's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Welch births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 28 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Welch? ▼
Welch has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,114 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1929. 10 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
Where does Welch sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Welch ranks #22,114 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 Welch most popular? ▼
Welch was most popular in the 1910s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Welch been used? ▼
Records for Welch go back to 1914, giving 16 years of history through 1929.
What names are similar to Welch? ▼
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 Welch's data

  • Welch's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 1920s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Welch

Nearby Names Like Welch

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

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 Welch side by side: Welch vs Weldon Welch vs Wells Welch vs Wellington

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Percie
51 births · Peak 1917
Waclaw
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Stanwood
51 births · Peak 1926
Macey
51 births · Peak 1915
Mchenry
51 births · Peak 1922
Argle
51 births · Peak 1923
Elra
51 births · Peak 1919
Melrose
51 births · Peak 1921

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Welch: 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, 1914–1929 (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 Welch 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.