Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wellington

#2,506 most common boys' name of all time · #6,035 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,506
Rank overall
#6,035 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
140 of 146
All-time
2,879
Since 2016
345
Peak year
1922 #894
Best rank
#491 1891
Girls Boys peak 60/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Wellington is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 24 24 #4,253
2024 — 37 37 #3,220
2023 — 31 31 #3,630
2022 — 31 31 #3,619
2021 — 39 39 #3,075
2020 — 43 43 #2,807
2019 — 43 43 #2,852
2018 — 33 33 #3,376
2017 — 32 32 #3,444
2016 — 32 32 #3,443
2015 — 22 22 #4,409
2014 — 15 15 #5,736
2013 — 15 15 #5,665
2012 — 24 24 #4,131
2011 — 9 9 #8,095
2010 — 17 17 #5,263
2009 — 17 17 #5,336
2008 — 17 17 #5,251
2007 — 13 13 #6,273
2006 — 19 19 #4,679
2005 — 15 15 #5,283
2004 — 23 23 #3,862
2003 — 15 15 #5,039
2002 — 14 14 #5,134
2001 — 18 18 #4,306
2000 — 23 23 #3,536
1999 — 18 18 #3,994
1998 — 13 13 #4,886
1997 — 17 17 #3,886
1996 — 25 25 #2,915
1995 — 17 17 #3,699
1994 — 17 17 #3,761
1993 — 16 16 #3,828
1992 — 21 21 #3,109
1991 — 16 16 #3,641
1990 — 18 18 #3,316
1989 — 11 11 #4,536
1988 — 13 13 #3,712
1987 — 17 17 #2,948
1986 — 13 13 #3,455
1985 — 14 14 #3,223
1984 — 14 14 #3,116
1983 — 16 16 #2,793
1982 — 21 21 #2,347
1981 — 16 16 #2,790
1980 — 23 23 #2,221
1979 — 11 11 #3,580
1978 — 16 16 #2,681
1977 — 9 9 #3,845
1976 — 17 17 #2,517
1975 — 16 16 #2,547
1974 — 10 10 #3,332
1973 — 17 17 #2,318
1972 — 19 19 #2,090
1971 — 12 12 #2,824
1970 — 16 16 #2,305
1969 — 12 12 #2,558
1968 — 9 9 #2,914
1967 — 26 26 #1,512
1966 — 11 11 #2,478
1965 — 17 17 #1,926
1964 — 17 17 #1,984
1963 — 14 14 #2,210
1962 — 11 11 #2,522
1961 — 21 21 #1,782
1960 — 20 20 #1,814
1959 — 11 11 #2,541
1958 — 13 13 #2,275
1957 — 18 18 #1,894
1956 — 17 17 #1,953
1955 — 10 10 #2,576
1954 — 23 23 #1,597
1953 — 26 26 #1,481
1952 — 16 16 #1,946
1951 — 16 16 #1,910
1950 — 19 19 #1,707
1949 — 26 26 #1,440
1948 — 18 18 #1,767
1947 — 22 22 #1,603
1946 — 25 25 #1,410
1945 — 19 19 #1,541
1944 — 19 19 #1,581
1943 — 22 22 #1,493
1942 — 26 26 #1,363
1941 — 24 24 #1,374
1940 — 19 19 #1,577
1939 — 15 15 #1,806
1938 — 20 20 #1,524
1937 — 24 24 #1,373
1936 — 16 16 #1,727
1935 — 22 22 #1,458
1934 — 28 28 #1,269
1933 — 23 23 #1,414
1932 — 20 20 #1,588
1931 — 33 33 #1,199
1930 — 27 27 #1,405
1929 — 19 19 #1,736
1928 — 33 33 #1,255
1927 — 27 27 #1,442
1926 — 37 37 #1,176
1925 — 39 39 #1,122
1924 — 53 53 #964
1923 — 42 42 #1,101
1922 — 60 60 #894
1921 — 46 46 #1,027
1920 — 58 58 #903
1919 — 48 48 #976
1918 — 57 57 #882
1917 — 58 58 #842
1916 — 46 46 #940
1915 — 42 42 #964
1914 — 32 32 #988
1913 — 25 25 #1,001
1912 — 24 24 #922
1911 — 17 17 #802
1910 — 11 11 #997
1909 — 19 19 #625
1908 — 12 12 #792
1907 — 12 12 #790
1906 — 9 9 #869
1905 — 8 8 #937
1904 — 6 6 #1,094
1903 — 7 7 #936
1900 — 9 9 #916
1897 — 8 8 #801
1896 — 8 8 #839
1895 — 5 5 #1,105
1894 — 9 9 #751
1893 — 13 13 #553
1892 — 6 6 #971
1891 — 14 14 #491
1890 — 8 8 #761
1889 — 6 6 #894
1888 — 9 9 #717
1886 — 8 8 #719
1885 — 11 11 #592
1884 — 10 10 #631
1882 — 8 8 #707
1881 — 13 13 #497
1880 — 12 12 #568