How Many People Are Named Welcome?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Welcome. It is used for both genders, with 86.5% male. The average bearer is 97 years old, and Welcome peaked in popularity in 1919 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Welcome 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 Welcome paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 97, Welcome is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1939.
- Welcome is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
86.5% confidence
Average Age
97
years old
Peak Year
1919
15 births
Total Registered
170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Welcome
Welcome is predominantly male (86.5%), though 23 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Welcome as a male name
Ranked #3,985 in 1941
5 male births in 1941
Peak: 1915 (12 births)
Welcome as a female name
Ranked #5,719 in 1923
5 female births in 1923
Peak: 1919 (8 births)
Welcome: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Welcome span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 74 babies were registered. Welcome has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Welcome by Decade
How has Welcome 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.
Welcome + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Welcome as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Welcome
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Welcome: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Welcome?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Welcome 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 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Welcome a common name?
Welcome is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Welcome most popular?
Welcome reached peak popularity in 1919, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Welcome is approximately 97 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Welcome a male name?
Welcome is predominantly male. 86.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Welcome Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Welcome Smith, Welcome Johnson, Welcome 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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