Wellington Popularity by Year
Follow Wellington across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Wellington birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 24 | #4,249 | Down 1,033 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 37 | #3,216 | Up 413 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 31 | #3,629 | Down 12 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 31 | #3,617 | Down 543 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 39 | #3,074 | Down 268 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 43 | #2,806 | Up 45 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 43 | #2,851 | Up 522 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 33 | #3,373 | Up 67 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 32 | #3,440 | Up 1 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 32 | #3,441 | Up 966 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 22 | #4,407 | Up 1,326 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 15 | #5,733 | Down 74 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 15 | #5,659 | Down 1,528 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 24 | #4,131 | Up 3,948 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 9 | #8,079 | Down 2,828 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 17 | #5,251 | Up 83 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 17 | #5,334 | Down 85 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 17 | #5,249 | Up 1,013 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 13 | #6,262 | Down 1,587 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 19 | #4,675 | Up 603 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 15 | #5,278 | Down 1,418 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 23 | #3,860 | Up 1,175 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 15 | #5,035 | Up 96 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 14 | #5,131 | Down 829 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 18 | #4,302 | Down 766 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 23 | #3,536 | Up 450 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 18 | #3,986 | Up 887 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 13 | #4,873 | Down 996 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 17 | #3,877 | Down 966 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 25 | #2,911 | Up 782 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 17 | #3,693 | Up 58 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 17 | #3,751 | Up 68 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 16 | #3,819 | Down 714 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 21 | #3,105 | Up 531 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 16 | #3,636 | Down 327 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 18 | #3,309 | Up 1,218 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 11 | #4,527 | Down 822 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 13 | #3,705 | Down 763 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 17 | #2,942 | Up 498 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 13 | #3,440 | Down 224 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 14 | #3,216 | Down 109 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 14 | #3,107 | Down 320 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 16 | #2,787 | Down 446 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 21 | #2,341 | Up 438 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 16 | #2,779 | Down 566 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 23 | #2,213 | Up 1,356 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 11 | #3,569 | Down 900 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 16 | #2,669 | Up 1,167 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 9 | #3,836 | Down 1,328 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 17 | #2,508 | Up 32 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 16 | #2,540 | Up 778 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 10 | #3,318 | Down 1,007 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 17 | #2,311 | Down 231 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 19 | #2,080 | Up 733 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 12 | #2,813 | Down 520 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 16 | #2,293 | Up 256 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 12 | #2,549 | Up 358 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 9 | #2,907 | Down 1,400 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 26 | #1,507 | Up 958 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 11 | #2,465 | Down 547 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 17 | #1,918 | Up 57 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 17 | #1,975 | Up 225 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 14 | #2,200 | Up 304 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 11 | #2,504 | Down 726 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 21 | #1,778 | Up 34 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 20 | #1,812 | Up 718 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 11 | #2,530 | Down 265 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 13 | #2,265 | Down 378 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 18 | #1,887 | Up 58 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 17 | #1,945 | Up 613 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 10 | #2,558 | Down 965 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 23 | #1,593 | Down 113 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 26 | #1,480 | Up 459 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 16 | #1,939 | Down 35 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 16 | #1,904 | Down 203 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 19 | #1,701 | Down 267 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 26 | #1,434 | Up 324 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 18 | #1,758 | Down 159 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 22 | #1,599 | Down 190 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 25 | #1,409 | Up 127 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 19 | #1,536 | Up 38 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 19 | #1,574 | Down 88 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 22 | #1,486 | Down 128 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 26 | #1,358 | Up 14 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 24 | #1,372 | Up 201 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 19 | #1,573 | Up 222 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 15 | #1,795 | Down 274 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 20 | #1,521 | Down 149 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 24 | #1,372 | Up 351 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 16 | #1,723 | Down 270 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 22 | #1,453 | Down 187 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 28 | #1,266 | Up 139 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 23 | #1,405 | Up 179 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 20 | #1,584 | Down 390 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 33 | #1,194 | Up 205 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 27 | #1,399 | Up 332 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 19 | #1,731 | Down 477 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 33 | #1,254 | Up 182 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 27 | #1,436 | Down 262 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 37 | #1,174 | Down 53 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 39 | #1,121 | Down 161 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 53 | #960 | Up 141 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 42 | #1,101 | Down 210 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 60 | #891 | Up 135 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 46 | #1,026 | Down 123 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 58 | #903 | Up 70 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 48 | #973 | Down 91 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 57 | #882 | Down 43 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 58 | #839 | Up 100 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 46 | #939 | Up 23 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 42 | #962 | Up 24 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 32 | #986 | Up 9 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 25 | #995 | Down 77 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 24 | #918 | Down 125 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 17 | #793 | Up 188 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 11 | #981 | Down 366 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 19 | #615 | Up 164 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 12 | #779 | Down 1 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 12 | #778 | Up 74 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 9 | #852 | Up 67 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 8 | #919 | Up 145 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 6 | #1,064 | Down 154 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 7 | #910 | Down 8 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 9 | #902 | Down 115 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 8 | #787 | Up 39 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 8 | #826 | Up 253 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 5 | #1,079 | Down 349 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 9 | #730 | Down 192 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 13 | #538 | Up 418 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 6 | #956 | Down 480 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 14 | #476 | Up 263 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 8 | #739 | Up 139 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 6 | #878 | Down 174 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 9 | #704 | Down 10 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 8 | #694 | Down 117 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 11 | #577 | Up 36 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 10 | #613 | Up 78 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 8 | #691 | Down 204 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 13 | #487 | Up 39 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 12 | #526 | — |