Welby

Boy · recorded 1893–1997

  • 1997last recorded
  • 1893best year

Most popular in 1893.

Last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Welby.

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Its story

Popularity since 1893

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 47 recorded years as a table
Welby, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189353
190147
190241
191212
191321
191412
19159
191618
191711
191813
191914
19209
192115
19226
19235
19249
192510
19266
19278
192812
19307
19318
19326
193310
19345
19365
19378
19386
19397
19405
19426
19436
19455
19473
19483
19504
19514
19643
19703
19713
19734
19743
19764
19874
19934
19953
19973

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Welby isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1997
5
Rank in 1997
#9,265
How rare
1 in 377,028 boys
Since 1893
372

Welby was last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1893, at 53 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Welby doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.