How Many People Are Named Wellington?
people named Wellington are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 237,680 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,879 babies named Wellington in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
60 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Wellington in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wellington alive today is about 35 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wellington first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 60 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wellington has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #496, in 1891. In 2025 it ranked #4,381.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,381 |
| Best rank | #496 (1891) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,093 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wellington alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wellington were born in New York than in any other state: about 68 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wellington was given 7.6 times as often in Michigan, 4.6 times in New York and 2.9 times in Pennsylvania.
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