Weldon Boy

How popular is Weldon?

#2,764 boy name in 2025

46 baby boys were named Weldon in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name.

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5,581living people named Weldon (est.)
64median age of people named Weldon
14,274babies named Weldon since 1880
1 in 72,073US babies born in 2025

Weldon popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,764 for boys (▲ 193 from 2024)
Babies in 202546 boys
10-year trendRising (+48% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,512 in 2015, #2,924 in 2020
Peak year1920 (325 boys)
Highest rank#323 in 1920
First recorded1881
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Weldon is most popular

Babies named Weldon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
  2. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Weldon by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s38#648
1890s98#495
1900s197#360
1910s1,597#353
1920s2,887#323
1930s2,394#324
1940s2,108#392
1950s1,629#503
1960s1,026#698
1970s664#877
1980s466#1,216
1990s313#1,863
2000s242#3,138
2010s338#2,671
2020s252#2,659

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Questions

Is Weldon a boy or girl name?
Weldon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Weldon were boys.
How popular is the name Weldon?
46 baby boys were named Weldon in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name.
When was Weldon most popular?
Weldon peaked in 1920, when 325 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #323 in 1920.
How many people are named Weldon?
14,274 babies have been named Weldon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,581 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
Where is Weldon most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Weldon was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.