How Many People Are Named Welford?
people named Welford are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,629,114 people in the US has this name
Based on 487 babies named Welford in Social Security records from 1910 to 1984, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Welford in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Welford alive today is about 72 years old, and 92% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 66 and 81 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Welford first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1925, to 19 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1984.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 1984
🏆 Rank History
Welford has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,831, in 1910.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,831 (1910) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,432 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Welford alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Welford were born in Virginia than in any other state: about 35 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Welford was given about 44.4 times as often in Virginia.
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