How Many People Are Named Wellington?
An estimated 1,491 people in the United States have the first name Wellington. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Wellington peaked in popularity in 1922 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wellington 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 Wellington paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,491
About 1 in 229,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1922
60 births
Total Registered
2,855
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wellington
Wellington is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,855 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wellington as a male name
Ranked #3,260 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (60 births)
Wellington: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wellington span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 414 babies were registered. While Wellington is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wellington by Decade
How has Wellington 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.
Wellington by State
Birth registrations for Wellington span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Ohio, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 40 Wellingtons were registered per state.
Wellington + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wellington as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wellington
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wellington: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wellington?
We estimate approximately 1,491 people named Wellington 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 229,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Wellington a common name?
Wellington is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,855 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wellington most popular?
Wellington reached peak popularity in 1922, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wellington is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wellington a male name?
Wellington is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wellington Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wellington Smith, Wellington Johnson, Wellington 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me