Boys' name · since 1880
Wellington
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 2,879 babies named Wellington, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,613 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,879
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,879 babies have been named Wellington since 1880, making it today's #4251 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wellington has been recorded 2,879 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #4251 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #2,613 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,251 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,879 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wellington ranks #2,613 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,251 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,879 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,613 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,879
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wellington's 2,879 recorded births place it above 94.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Wellington compares
2,879 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wellington's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wellington | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,879 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wellington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wellington's full recorded timeline at 1956, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wellington popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Wellington by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (414 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Wellington's strongest decade.
414 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Wellington births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 77
1880s
77 births
- 1890s 71
1890s
71 births
- 1900s 82
1900s
82 births
- 1910s
1910s
360 births
- 1920s
1920s
414 births
- 1930s
1930s
228 births
- 1940s
1940s
220 births
- 1950s
1950s
169 births
- 1960s 158
1960s
158 births
- 1970s 143
1970s
143 births
- 1980s 158
1980s
158 births
- 1990s
1990s
178 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
- 2020s
2020s
205 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 414 births (14% of all-time use).
How Wellington compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wellington's total volume
Wellington by state
Where Wellington concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 145 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 96 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 78 | 2.7% |
| #4 | California | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.2% |
145 of 2,879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Wellington appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wellington's data
- Wellington's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (414 total births) through the 2020s (205) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Wellingtons (145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Wellington
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wellington
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Wellington
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wellington: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Wellington 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.