Recorded 1976–1993 Boys' name Peak 1987 33 births

Welsey — boys' name

33 babies named Welsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s151990s6
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Welsey was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Welsey in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Welsey

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Welsey between 1976 and 1993, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Welsey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Welsey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Welsey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Welsey 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 33 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.

Welsey at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

33

Since 1976

18 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1976

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1993

Welsey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1976

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 19931988198719791976 5

Welsey by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 45% of Welsey's all-time total
1970s121980s151990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Welsey?
33 babies have been named Welsey since 1976. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Welsey most popular?
Welsey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Welsey been used?
Welsey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 18 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Welsey?
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, 1976–1993 (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.