Weldon

Where Weldon comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Weldon.

Weldon through the years
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1920
    Peak, #323
    325 babies named Weldon, the most in any year.
  3. 1932
    Weldon Olson born
    American ice hockey player
  4. 1952
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #554.
  5. 1980
    Weldon born
    Brazilian footballer
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Weldon · Brazilian footballer, born 1980
  • Weldon Olson · American ice hockey player, 1932–2023
  • Weldon Heyburn · American actor, 1910–1951
  • Weldon B. Heyburn · American politician, 1852–1912
  • Weldon Kees · American artist, 1914–1955

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.