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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Welton

Welton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 837th with 67 babies. More babies were named Welton in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192467 babies
Total since 1880
2,594babies recorded

Welton popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#10,7017
2000#10,3026
1990#4,39513
1980#5,5097
1970#2,12219
1960#1,58027
1950#1,07244
1940#1,06638
1930#1,27932
1920#84565
1910#1,1909
1900#1,2996
1890——
1880——

How popular is Welton, counting every spelling?

Welton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Welton?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Welton are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 51 and 75. That makes Welton a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Welton by state

How common Welton was among boys born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (4.4×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesVA0.05Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesLA0.17Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesTX0.22Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Welton, boys, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Welton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Welton, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Welton

How popular is the name Welton?

Welton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 837th with 67 babies. More babies were named Welton in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Welton a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,594 boys.

Where was Welton most popular?

In 1922–1926, Welton was most common in Texas (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Mississippi.