Wells Popularity by Year
Follow Wells across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Wells 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 | 944 | #345 | Up 32 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 14 | #7,491 | Up 952 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 869 | #377 | Up 70 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 12 | #8,443 | Down 2,034 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 696 | #447 | Up 20 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 18 | #6,409 | Up 872 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 659 | #467 | Up 15 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 15 | #7,281 | Down 590 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 621 | #482 | Up 63 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 17 | #6,691 | Up 2,855 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 521 | #545 | Up 81 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 10 | #9,546 | Down 3,132 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 432 | #626 | Up 104 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 18 | #6,414 | Up 1,732 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 327 | #730 | Up 186 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 13 | #8,146 | Up 1,797 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 233 | #916 | Up 497 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 10 | #9,943 | Down 1,068 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 124 | #1,413 | Up 316 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 12 | #8,875 | Up 4,131 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 89 | #1,729 | Down 15 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 7 | #13,006 | Up 63 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 88 | #1,714 | Up 468 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 7 | #13,069 | Up 1,513 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 60 | #2,182 | Up 266 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 6 | #14,582 | Up 2,182 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 51 | #2,448 | Up 598 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 37 | #3,046 | Up 331 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 5 | #16,764 | Down 1,805 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 32 | #3,377 | Up 1,545 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 6 | #14,959 | Down 837 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 19 | #4,922 | Up 327 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 17 | #5,249 | Down 39 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 17 | #5,210 | Down 138 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 17 | #5,072 | Down 1,010 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 22 | #4,062 | Down 57 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 22 | #4,005 | Up 421 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 18 | #4,426 | Up 2,096 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 10 | #6,522 | Up 413 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 9 | #6,935 | Down 2,150 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 15 | #4,785 | Up 1,257 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 10 | #6,042 | Down 1,392 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 14 | #4,650 | Up 638 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 5 | #14,122 | — |
| 1997 | Boys | 11 | #5,288 | Up 2,683 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 2,043 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 9 | #5,928 | Down 60 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 9 | #5,868 | Down 508 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 10 | #5,360 | Down 488 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 11 | #4,872 | Down 867 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 14 | #4,005 | Up 1,377 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 9 | #5,382 | Up 847 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 7 | #6,229 | Down 1,029 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 8 | #5,200 | Up 259 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 7 | #5,459 | Down 1,577 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 11 | #3,882 | Up 451 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 9 | #4,333 | Down 632 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 11 | #3,701 | Up 1,206 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 7 | #4,907 | Up 561 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 6 | #5,468 | Up 782 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 5 | #6,250 | Down 2,440 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 10 | #3,810 | Up 347 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 8 | #4,157 | Up 966 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 6 | #5,123 | Down 2,028 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 12 | #3,095 | Up 1,702 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 6 | #4,797 | Down 1,239 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 9 | #3,558 | Down 842 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 13 | #2,716 | Up 430 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 10 | #3,146 | Down 525 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 13 | #2,621 | Up 693 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 8 | #3,314 | Down 869 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 12 | #2,445 | Up 786 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 7 | #3,231 | Up 717 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 5 | #3,948 | Up 91 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 5 | #4,039 | Down 721 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 7 | #3,318 | Down 13 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 7 | #3,305 | Up 51 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 7 | #3,356 | Down 671 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 10 | #2,685 | Up 934 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 6 | #3,619 | Down 344 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 7 | #3,275 | Down 18 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 7 | #3,257 | Up 278 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 6 | #3,535 | Down 1,233 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 12 | #2,302 | Down 258 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 15 | #2,044 | Up 1,099 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 7 | #3,143 | Down 48 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 7 | #3,095 | Down 600 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 10 | #2,495 | Down 384 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 13 | #2,111 | Up 691 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 8 | #2,802 | Down 859 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 15 | #1,943 | Up 413 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 11 | #2,356 | Down 407 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 14 | #1,949 | Up 60 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 12 | #2,009 | Up 853 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 7 | #2,862 | Down 876 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 14 | #1,986 | Up 400 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 10 | #2,386 | Down 53 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 10 | #2,333 | Up 145 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 9 | #2,478 | Down 428 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 12 | #2,050 | Down 232 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 15 | #1,818 | Up 379 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 11 | #2,197 | Up 49 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 11 | #2,246 | Down 386 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 15 | #1,860 | Up 682 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 9 | #2,542 | Down 441 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 13 | #2,101 | Down 258 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 16 | #1,843 | Down 22 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 17 | #1,821 | Up 1,159 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 8 | #2,980 | Down 1,020 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 16 | #1,960 | Down 268 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 21 | #1,692 | Up 382 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 15 | #2,074 | Up 119 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 14 | #2,193 | Down 518 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 22 | #1,675 | Up 448 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 15 | #2,123 | Down 689 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 27 | #1,434 | Down 256 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 37 | #1,178 | Up 707 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 18 | #1,885 | Down 477 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 26 | #1,408 | Up 497 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 17 | #1,905 | Down 212 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 19 | #1,693 | Down 144 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 21 | #1,549 | Down 139 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 23 | #1,410 | Down 68 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 20 | #1,342 | Up 238 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 12 | #1,580 | Down 557 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 20 | #1,023 | Up 267 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 8 | #1,290 | Up 131 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 6 | #1,421 | Down 259 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 6 | #1,162 | Down 83 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 5 | #1,079 | Down 234 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 6 | #845 | Up 126 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 5 | #971 | Down 105 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 5 | #866 | — |