How Many People Are Named Welles?
people named Welles are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 731,873 people in the US has this name
Based on 480 babies named Welles in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
56 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Welles, 2.1% were girls and 97.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Welles alive today is about 6 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 8 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Welles first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 2021, to 56 babies. In 2025, 42 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Welles has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,436, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #2,984.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,984 |
| Best rank | #2,436 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,068 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Welles alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Welles were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 13 of those alive today.
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