How Many People Are Named Welles?
An estimated 425 people in the United States have the first name Welles. It is predominantly male (97.7%). The average bearer is 7 years old, and Welles peaked in popularity in 2021 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Welles 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 Welles paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
425
About 1 in 806,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.7% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2021
56 births
Total Registered
438
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Welles
Welles is predominantly male (97.7%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Welles as a male name
Ranked #3,583 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (56 births)
Welles as a female name
Ranked #17,373 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2019 (5 births)
Welles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Welles span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 228 babies were registered. Welles remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Welles by Decade
How has Welles 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.
Welles by State
Birth registrations for Welles span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, Massachusetts. On average, about 8 Welless were registered per state.
Welles + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Welles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Welles
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Welles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Welles?
We estimate approximately 425 people named Welles 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 806,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Welles a common name?
Welles is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 438 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Welles most popular?
Welles reached peak popularity in 2021, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Welles is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Welles a male name?
Welles is predominantly male. 97.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Welles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Welles Smith, Welles Johnson, Welles 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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