Total births
13
Boys' name · since 2023
Whelen
Whelen has 13 recorded births since 2023 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 13
- total births
- 2023–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
13 boys have been named Whelen since 2023, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whelen has been recorded 13 times among boys since 2023, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2025.
- 13 total births
- 2023–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
13 boys have been named Whelen since 2023, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 13
- total births
- 2023–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Whelen was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
7 babies were named Whelen in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
Whelen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Whelen's SSA record in two at 2025 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Whelen at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2023
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2023
Whelen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Whelen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Whelen's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Whelen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Whelen? ▼
Whelen has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 2023, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 7 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Whelen most popular? ▼
Whelen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Whelen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Whelen since 2023 -- 3 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Whelen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wheeler, Whelan, Wheaton. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2023–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Whelen: Baby Name Since 2023 - 13 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/whelen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Whelen 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 July 2026.