How Many People Are Named Welch?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Welch. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 146 years old, and Welch peaked in popularity in 1919 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Welch as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Welch paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 146, Welch is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1890.
- Welch is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
146
years old
Peak Year
1919
10 births
Total Registered
51
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Welch
Welch is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 51 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Welch as a male name
Ranked #3,545 in 1929
7 male births in 1929
Peak: 1919 (10 births)
Welch: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Welch span from the 1910s to the 1920s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 28 babies were registered. Welch remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Welch by Decade
How has Welch tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Welch + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Welch as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Welch
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Welch: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Welch?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Welch are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Welch a common name?
Welch is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 51 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Welch most popular?
Welch reached peak popularity in 1919, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Welch is approximately 146 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Welch a male name?
Welch is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Welch Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Welch Smith, Welch Johnson, Welch Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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