Boys' name · since 1916

Wellman

Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Wellman, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,981 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade

Wellman sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 1916.

Wellman has 45 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1929.

  • #22,981 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 45 born since 1916
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wellman ranks #22,981 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.

#22,981 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wellman's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% 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.

Wellman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Wellman's full recorded timeline at 1923, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Wellman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 1916191719181923192519261929 6

Wellman by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 53% of the file).

1920s was Wellman's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Wellman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wellman? ▼
Wellman has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,981 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1929. 9 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Wellman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wellman ranks #22,981 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 Wellman most popular? ▼
Wellman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Wellman been used? ▼
Wellman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 14 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Wellman? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Wellman

Nearby Names Like Wellman

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

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Wellington Boy
#4251 2,879 births
Welton Boy
2,594 births
Welford Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wellman: 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, 1916–1929 (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 Wellman 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.