How Many People Are Named Welmer?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Welmer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Welmer peaked in popularity in 1922 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Welmer 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 Welmer paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Welmer is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1922
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Welmer
Welmer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Welmer as a male name
Ranked #12,419 in 2002
5 male births in 2002
Peak: 1922 (5 births)
Welmer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Welmer span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5 babies were registered. Welmer remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Welmer by Decade
How has Welmer 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.
Welmer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Welmer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Welmer
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Welmer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Welmer?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Welmer 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Welmer a common name?
Welmer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Welmer most popular?
Welmer reached peak popularity in 1922, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Welmer is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Welmer a male name?
Welmer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Welmer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Welmer Smith, Welmer Johnson, Welmer 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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