Welford
- Last seen for boys in 1984 at #6,315
- Peak · boys
- 1910 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 487since 1910
Welford over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Welford has never cracked the top 1,000 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
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| 1984 | #6,315 | 5 |
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| 1979 | #4,842 | 7 |
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| 1964 | #3,282 | 7 |
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| 1962 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #2,530 | 11 |
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| 1956 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #2,246 | 11 |
| 1934 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #2,522 | 11 |
| 1927 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1924 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #2,240 | 14 |
| 1921 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #2,152 | 13 |
| 1915 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
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First appearance
1910
The first year at least five boys were named Welford! It came in at #1,589, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1910–1912, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Welford is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Welford in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Welford
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1984
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 1910 at #1,589 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1911, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 38,842
- Highest: 1 in 38,842 boys born in 1910 were named Welford (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 360,970 boys born in 1984 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 25.3% of all boys named Welford (123) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 70 | #1,589 (1910) | #2,487 |
| 1920s | 123 | #1,806 (1925) | #2,470 |
| 1930s | 98 | #1,964 (1936) | #2,455 |
| 1940s | 93 | #1,867 (1942) | #2,621 |
| 1950s | 67 | #2,530 (1959) | #2,884 |
| 1960s | 24 | #3,282 (1964) | #3,653 |
| 1970s | 7 | #4,842 (1979) | #4,842 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,315 (1984) | #6,315 |
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.
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