Wells
1 country#345 in United States, 2025US
#345
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
7,164
Peak year (United States)
2025
Peak-year count
958
First recorded
1881
Popularity over time in United States
Wells’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
7,164 births recorded 1881–2025 · currently #345 · peaked in 2025 with 958 births
Most common in: Texas, Utah, North Carolina, California, Georgia
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Wells’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #5072 | — |
| 2007 | #5210 | ↓138 |
| 2008 | #5249 | ↓39 |
| 2009 | #4922 | ↑327 |
| 2010 | #3377 | ↑1545 |
| 2011 | #3046 | ↑331 |
| 2012 | #2448 | ↑598 |
| 2013 | #2182 | ↑266 |
| 2014 | #1714 | ↑468 |
| 2015 | #1729 | ↓15 |
| 2016 | #1413 | ↑316 |
| 2017 | #916 | ↑497 |
| 2018 | #730 | ↑186 |
| 2019 | #626 | ↑104 |
| 2020 | #545 | ↑81 |
| 2021 | #482 | ↑63 |
| 2022 | #467 | ↑15 |
| 2023 | #447 | ↑20 |
| 2024 | #377 | ↑70 |
| 2025 | #345 | ↑32 |
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