How Many People Are Named Whelan?
An estimated 73 people in the United States have the first name Whelan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Whelan peaked in popularity in 2022 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Whelan 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 Whelan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Whelan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
73
About 1 in 4,695,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2022
15 births
Total Registered
74
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Whelan
Whelan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 74 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Whelan as a male name
Ranked #8,253 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (15 births)
Whelan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Whelan span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 37 babies were registered. Whelan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Whelan by Decade
How has Whelan 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.
Whelan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Whelan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Whelan
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Whelan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Whelan?
We estimate approximately 73 people named Whelan 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 4,695,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Whelan a common name?
Whelan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 74 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Whelan most popular?
Whelan reached peak popularity in 2022, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Whelan is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Whelan a male name?
Whelan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Whelan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Whelan Smith, Whelan Johnson, Whelan 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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