Wellman — boys' name

What the Data Says About Wellman

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Wellman between 1916 and 1929, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wellman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wellman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wellman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wellman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 45 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.