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Wells Philosophical • Empathetic • Inventive
Wells Philosophical • Empathetic • Inventive
Philosophical • Empathetic • Inventive
WellsPhilosophical • Empathetic • Inventive
Wells Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
95.78%
Male
4.22%
Female
Wells is predominantly a boys name, with 4.22% of Wellss being girls, and 95.78% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 2177 males named Wells, and 96 females given the name
Popularity of Wells by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Wells in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Wells: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Wells' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Wells in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Wells's average ranking is 4244.4, with it's highest ever rank being #. Wells has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 1 times.
Wells has been used in the United States ever since 1881, with over 2273 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Wells gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2016, when it's usage went up by 139.94%. During this year, 123 babies were named Wells, which was 0.0034% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.003%, in this year alone more than 0 boys were named Wells.
Popular 'W' Names for Boys
Boys names starting with 'W'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with W. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'W' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.
| Name | 'W-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | 1. | 6. | 15668 | 0.433% |
| Wyatt | 2. | 44. | 9514 | 0.263% |
| Wesley | 3. | 198. | 3407 | 0.094% |
| Weston | 4. | 204. | 3383 | 0.094% |
| Waylon | 5. | 344. | 2041 | 0.056% |
| Walter | 6. | 570. | 1163 | 0.032% |
| Walker | 7. | 635. | 1044 | 0.029% |
| Warren | 8. | 785. | 823 | 0.023% |
| Wade | 9. | 822. | 785 | 0.022% |
| Winston | 10. | 951. | 645 | 0.018% |
| Wilson | 11. | 1274. | 438 | 0.012% |
| Wilder | 12. | 1560. | 337 | 0.009% |
| Wayne | 13. | 1594. | 327 | 0.009% |
| Willie | 14. | 1730. | 290 | 0.008% |
| Westin | 15. | 1795. | 274 | 0.008% |
| Will | 16. | 1795. | 274 | 0.008% |
| Westley | 17. | 1996. | 234 | 0.006% |
| Wesson | 18. | 2194. | 204 | 0.006% |
| Wallace | 19. | 2249. | 196 | 0.005% |
| Wes | 20. | 2616. | 159 | 0.004% |