Wells

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Wells is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 6,201 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 6,040 as boys and 161 as girls. Wells gained popularity in the 2010s, peaked in 2024. It is the #3,641 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 877
2023 714
2022 674
2021 638
2020 531
2019 450
2018 340
2017 243
2016 135
2015 96
2014 95
2013 66
2012 51
2011 42
2010 38
2009 19
2008 17
2007 17
2006 17
2005 22
2004 22
2003 18
2002 10
2001 9
2000 15
1999 10
1998 19
1997 11
1996 6
1995 9
1994 9
1993 10
1992 11
1991 14
1990 9
1989 7
1988 8
1987 7
1986 11
1985 9
1984 11
1983 7
1981 6
1980 5
1979 10
1978 8
1977 6
1976 12
1975 6
1974 9
1973 13
1971 10
1970 13
1969 8
1968 12
1967 7
1966 5
1964 5
1963 7
1962 7
1961 7
1960 10
1959 6
1958 7
1957 7
1956 6
1955 12
1954 15
1953 7
1952 7
1951 10
1950 13
1949 8
1948 15
1947 11
1946 14
1945 12
1944 7
1943 14
1942 10
1941 10
1940 9
1939 12
1938 15
1937 11
1935 11
1934 15
1933 9
1932 13
1931 16
1930 17
1929 8
1928 16
1927 21
1926 15
1925 14
1924 22
1923 15
1922 27
1921 37
1920 18
1919 26
1918 17
1917 19
1916 21
1915 23
1914 20
1913 12
1912 20
1911 8
1910 6
1900 6
1895 5
1886 6
1884 5
1881 5