Wellington Boy
How popular is Wellington?
#4,248 boy name in 2025
24 baby boys were named Wellington in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
1,460living people named Wellington (est.)
33median age of people named Wellington
2,879babies named Wellington since 1880
1 in 138,139US babies born in 2025
Wellington popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,248 for boys (▼ 1034 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #2,805 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1922 (60 boys) |
| Highest rank | #476 in 1891 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Wellington is most popular
Babies named Wellington per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Wellington by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | #487 |
| 1890s | 71 | #476 |
| 1900s | 82 | #615 |
| 1910s | 360 | #792 |
| 1920s | 414 | #891 |
| 1930s | 228 | #1,194 |
| 1940s | 220 | #1,358 |
| 1950s | 169 | #1,479 |
| 1960s | 158 | #1,506 |
| 1970s | 143 | #2,080 |
| 1980s | 158 | #2,213 |
| 1990s | 178 | #2,906 |
| 2000s | 174 | #3,530 |
| 2010s | 242 | #2,850 |
| 2020s | 205 | #2,805 |
Boy names about as popular as Wellington
Questions
- Is Wellington a boy or girl name?
- Wellington is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wellington were boys.
- How popular is the name Wellington?
- 24 baby boys were named Wellington in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
- When was Wellington most popular?
- Wellington peaked in 1922, when 60 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #476 in 1891.
- How many people are named Wellington?
- 2,879 babies have been named Wellington in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,460 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Wellington most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wellington was most common in Michigan, at 0.0 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.