How Many People Are Named Wellsley?
An estimated 15 people in the United States have the first name Wellsley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Wellsley peaked in popularity in 1996 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wellsley 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 Wellsley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wellsley is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
15
About 1 in 22,850,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
1996
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wellsley
Wellsley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wellsley as a female name
Ranked #17,833 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1996 (5 births)
Wellsley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wellsley span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 10 babies were registered. Wellsley remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wellsley by Decade
How has Wellsley 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.
Wellsley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wellsley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wellsley
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wellsley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wellsley?
We estimate approximately 15 people named Wellsley 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 22,850,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Wellsley a common name?
Wellsley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 35.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wellsley most popular?
Wellsley reached peak popularity in 1996, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wellsley is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wellsley a female name?
Wellsley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wellsley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wellsley Smith, Wellsley Johnson, Wellsley 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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