Recorded 1922–2002 Boys' name Peak 1922 10 births

Welmer — boys' name

10 babies named Welmer in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s52000s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Welmer was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

5 babies were named Welmer in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Welmer

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Welmer between 1922 and 2002, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Welmer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Welmer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Welmer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Welmer 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 10 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.

Welmer at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

10

Since 1922

81 years of records

Peak year

1922

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1922

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2002

Welmer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1922

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1922)
5
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
5 20021922 5

Welmer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Welmer's all-time total
1920s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Welmer?
10 babies have been named Welmer since 1922. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1922 with 5 births.
When was Welmer most popular?
Welmer was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Welmer been used?
Welmer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 81 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Welmer?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.