Wellington
Wellington was the 4382nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 496th; the most babies were born in 1922 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 157 places. More babies were named Wellington in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,382 boys, down 1,543 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192260 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,879babies recorded
Wellington popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,382 | 24 |
| 2020 | #2,839 | 43 |
| 2010 | #5,463 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,632 | 23 |
| 1990 | #3,459 | 18 |
| 1980 | #2,282 | 23 |
| 1970 | #2,395 | 16 |
| 1960 | #1,856 | 20 |
| 1950 | #1,744 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,625 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,424 | 27 |
| 1920 | #910 | 58 |
| 1910 | #1,041 | 11 |
| 1900 | #965 | 9 |
| 1890 | #809 | 8 |
| 1880 | #568 | 12 |
How popular is Wellington, counting every spelling?
Wellington has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Wellington?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wellington (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wellington born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wellington.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wellington?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Wellington are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 11 and 57. That makes Wellington mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Wellington by state
How common Wellington was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wellington: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wellington, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wellington
How popular is the name Wellington?
Wellington was the 4382nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 496th; the most babies were born in 1922 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 157 places. More babies were named Wellington in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Wellington a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wellington in the US.
Where is Wellington most popular?
In 2021–2025, Wellington was most common in Michigan (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Georgia.