Weldon
Last seen for girls in 1931 at #4,331 · #2,765 for boys in 2025, 46 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 325 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 14,249since 1881
Weldon over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Weldon has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,765 | 46 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,958 | 42 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,660 | 49 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,873 | 44 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,582 | 31 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,925 | 40 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,694 | 47 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,240 | 35 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,672 | 46 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,783 | 43 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,513 | 31 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,234 | 34 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,497 | 30 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,390 | 22 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,792 | 27 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,241 | 23 | |
| 2009 | — | #5,334 | 17 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,540 | 21 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,243 | 23 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,153 | 34 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,319 | 30 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,860 | 23 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,114 | 20 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,554 | 24 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,143 | 28 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,640 | 22 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,865 | 29 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,597 | 20 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,546 | 31 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,911 | 25 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,847 | 25 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,868 | 45 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,969 | 41 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,599 | 27 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,952 | 39 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,255 | 31 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,793 | 42 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,731 | 40 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,734 | 38 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,535 | 43 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,452 | 46 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,458 | 43 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,275 | 52 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,217 | 58 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,270 | 52 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,291 | 52 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,241 | 55 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,177 | 57 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,144 | 58 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,144 | 56 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,019 | 65 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,035 | 63 | |
| 1973 | — | #992 | 66 | |
| 1972 | — | #889 | 81 | |
| 1971 | — | #877 | 86 | |
| 1970 | — | #910 | 77 | |
| 1969 | — | #861 | 79 | |
| 1968 | — | #809 | 84 | |
| 1967 | — | #799 | 83 | |
| 1966 | — | #740 | 99 | |
| 1965 | — | #740 | 100 | |
| 1964 | — | #726 | 112 | |
| 1963 | — | #698 | 123 | |
| 1962 | — | #744 | 106 | |
| 1961 | — | #716 | 115 | |
| 1960 | — | #703 | 125 | |
| 1959 | — | #653 | 138 | |
| 1958 | — | #641 | 144 | |
| 1957 | — | #585 | 172 | |
| 1956 | — | #571 | 177 | |
| 1955 | — | #582 | 159 | |
| 1954 | — | #614 | 144 | |
| 1953 | — | #530 | 180 | |
| 1952 | — | #554 | 160 | |
| 1951 | — | #507 | 179 | |
| 1950 | — | #504 | 176 | |
| 1949 | — | #479 | 189 | |
| 1948 | — | #477 | 197 | |
| 1947 | — | #434 | 243 | |
| 1946 | — | #448 | 201 | |
| 1945 | — | #421 | 200 | |
| 1944 | — | #426 | 204 | |
| 1943 | — | #413 | 224 | |
| 1942 | — | #399 | 230 | |
| 1941 | — | #392 | 216 | |
| 1940 | — | #402 | 204 | |
| 1939 | — | #367 | 239 | |
| 1938 | — | #374 | 225 | |
| 1937 | — | #350 | 234 | |
| 1936 | — | #365 | 221 | |
| 1935 | — | #361 | 226 | |
| 1934 | — | #358 | 236 | |
| 1933 | — | #358 | 230 | |
| 1932 | — | #324 | 291 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #350 | 248 |
| 1930 | — | #366 | 244 | |
| 1929 | — | #331 | 280 | |
| 1928 | — | #341 | 279 | |
| 1927 | — | #356 | 269 | |
| 1926 | — | #325 | 310 | |
| 1925 | — | #362 | 268 | |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #362 | 273 |
| 1923 | — | #348 | 287 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #326 | 316 |
| 1921 | — | #360 | 280 | |
| 1920 | — | #323 | 325 | |
| 1919 | — | #377 | 237 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #402 | 216 |
| 1917 | — | #401 | 200 | |
| 1916 | — | #378 | 212 | |
| 1915 | — | #364 | 219 | |
| 1914 | — | #353 | 174 | |
| 1913 | — | #366 | 130 | |
| 1912 | — | #374 | 106 | |
| 1911 | — | #372 | 56 | |
| 1910 | — | #376 | 47 | |
| 1909 | — | #403 | 37 | |
| 1908 | — | #360 | 40 | |
| 1907 | — | #540 | 20 | |
| 1906 | — | #472 | 22 | |
| 1905 | — | #525 | 19 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #701 | 10 | |
| 1897 | — | #495 | 16 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Weldon! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Weldon is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Texas#141 · 1 in 694
- Maryland#180 · 1 in 1,806
- North Dakota#188 · 1 in 1,245
- Nebraska#202 · 1 in 1,462
- North Carolina#215 · 1 in 1,596
Best ever in a state: #93 in Texas, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #141 | 82 | 1 in 694 |
| Maryland | #180 | 7 | 1 in 1,806 |
| North Dakota | #188 | 5 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Nebraska | #202 | 8 | 1 in 1,462 |
| North Carolina | #215 | 22 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Oklahoma | #236 | 13 | 1 in 1,767 |
| South Carolina | #238 | 9 | 1 in 2,044 |
| Georgia | #283 | 11 | 1 in 2,591 |
| Missouri | #302 | 9 | 1 in 3,233 |
| Ohio | #323 | 10 | 1 in 5,295 |
| Arkansas | #326 | 7 | 1 in 2,576 |
| Michigan | #337 | 8 | 1 in 5,245 |
| Louisiana | #341 | 7 | 1 in 2,903 |
| Illinois | #370 | 9 | 1 in 6,559 |
| Tennessee | #376 | 6 | 1 in 4,173 |
| Virginia | #390 | 5 | 1 in 4,623 |
| Kentucky | #424 | 6 | 1 in 4,435 |
| New York | #458 | 9 | 1 in 10,892 |
| Pennsylvania | #499 | 6 | 1 in 14,674 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 193 spots since 2024 (#2,958 → #2,765)
- 160 spots since 2020 (#2,925 → #2,765)
- 748 spots since 2015 (#3,513 → #2,765)
- Biggest jump: 487 spots in 1896 (#1,079 → #592)
- Biggest drop: 448 spots in 1895 (#631 → #1,079)
Rise & fade · boys
39 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1920 at #323 (325 births)
- Births halved by 1952, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 89 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1896–1973
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,275
- Highest: 1 in 3,275 boys born in 1920 were named Weldon (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 37,132 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 20.3% of all boys named Weldon (2,887) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 38 | #648 (1888) | #835 |
| 1890s | 98 | #495 (1897) | #720 |
| 1900s | 197 | #360 (1908) | #573 |
| 1910s | 1,597 | #353 (1914) | #376 |
| 1920s | 2,887 | #323 (1920) | #343 |
| 1930s | 2,394 | #324 (1932) | #357 |
| 1940s | 2,108 | #392 (1941) | #429 |
| 1950s | 1,629 | #504 (1950) | #574 |
| 1960s | 1,026 | #698 (1963) | #754 |
| 1970s | 664 | #877 (1971) | #1,043 |
| 1980s | 466 | #1,217 (1982) | #1,476 |
| 1990s | 313 | #1,868 (1994) | #2,541 |
| 2000s | 242 | #3,143 (2001) | #3,890 |
| 2010s | 338 | #2,672 (2017) | #3,406 |
| 2020s | 252 | #2,660 (2023) | #2,961 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Weldon in 1927
boys
#356
269 births · 1 in 4,189 boys
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 4,189 of them was named Weldon, which outranked 92.6% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Weldon
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.