Data through 2025

Wells name popularity in the United States

Wells ranked #345 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 944 boys named Wells.

Rank#345

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded944

SSA

Peak year2025

944 recorded

Five-year change+81.2%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Wells for boys and girls

Girls

14

1.5% in 2025 · data from 1998 to 2025

Boys

944

98.5% in 2025 · data from 1881 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys944#345
2025girls14#7491
2024boys869#377
2024girls12#8443
2023boys696#447
2023girls18#6409
2022boys659#467
2022girls15#7281
2021boys621#482
2021girls17#6691
2020boys521#545
2020girls10#9546
Show full history (133 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys944#345
2025girls14#7491
2024boys869#377
2024girls12#8443
2023boys696#447
2023girls18#6409
2022boys659#467
2022girls15#7281
2021boys621#482
2021girls17#6691
2020boys521#545
2020girls10#9546
2019boys432#626
2019girls18#6414
2018boys327#730
2018girls13#8146
2017boys233#916
2017girls10#9943
2016boys124#1413
2016girls12#8875
2015boys89#1729
2015girls7#13006
2014boys88#1714
2014girls7#13069
2013boys60#2182
2013girls6#14582
2012boys51#2448
2011boys37#3046
2011girls5#16764
2010boys32#3377
2010girls6#14959
2009boys19#4922
2008boys17#5249
2007boys17#5210
2006boys17#5072
2005boys22#4062
2004boys22#4005
2003boys18#4426
2002boys10#6522
2001boys9#6935
2000boys15#4785
1999boys10#6042
1998boys14#4650
1998girls5#14122
1997boys11#5288
1996boys6#7971
1995boys9#5928
1994boys9#5868
1993boys10#5360
1992boys11#4872
1991boys14#4005
1990boys9#5382
1989boys7#6229
1988boys8#5200
1987boys7#5459
1986boys11#3882
1985boys9#4333
1984boys11#3701
1983boys7#4907
1981boys6#5468
1980boys5#6250
1979boys10#3810
1978boys8#4157
1977boys6#5123
1976boys12#3095
1975boys6#4797
1974boys9#3558
1973boys13#2716
1971boys10#3146
1970boys13#2621
1969boys8#3314
1968boys12#2445
1967boys7#3231
1966boys5#3948
1964boys5#4039
1963boys7#3318
1962boys7#3305
1961boys7#3356
1960boys10#2685
1959boys6#3619
1958boys7#3275
1957boys7#3257
1956boys6#3535
1955boys12#2302
1954boys15#2044
1953boys7#3143
1952boys7#3095
1951boys10#2495
1950boys13#2111
1949boys8#2802
1948boys15#1943
1947boys11#2356
1946boys14#1949
1945boys12#2009
1944boys7#2862
1943boys14#1986
1942boys10#2386
1941boys10#2333
1940boys9#2478
1939boys12#2050
1938boys15#1818
1937boys11#2197
1935boys11#2246
1934boys15#1860
1933boys9#2542
1932boys13#2101
1931boys16#1843
1930boys17#1821
1929boys8#2980
1928boys16#1960
1927boys21#1692
1926boys15#2074
1925boys14#2193
1924boys22#1675
1923boys15#2123
1922boys27#1434
1921boys37#1178
1920boys18#1885
1919boys26#1408
1918boys17#1905
1917boys19#1693
1916boys21#1549
1915boys23#1410
1914boys20#1342
1913boys12#1580
1912boys20#1023
1911boys8#1290
1910boys6#1421
1900boys6#1162
1895boys5#1079
1886boys6#845
1884boys5#971
1881boys5#866

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Wells’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+960.7%
Change since peak0.0%