Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Weldon

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Weldon
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

325

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1881Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

87.4%

2024

All-time

14,201

Weldon has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 325 boys were named Weldon.

In 2024, only 41 boys were given the name.

Down 87.4% from its peak.

All told, about 14,201 Americans have been named Weldon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

Curious about the history of Weldon? Browse books about the name Weldon on Amazon.