Is Wells a boy or girl name?
Wells is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 865 boys were named Wells, so 1.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.6% of the 6,201 US babies named Wells were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #376
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,897
- Babies named Wells since 1881
- 6,201
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 877 babies
Boys and girls named Wells, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 172 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 193 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 103 | 5 | 4.6% |
| 2000s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,472 | 84 | 5.4% |
| 2020s | 3,362 | 72 | 2.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 865 | #376 | 12 | #8,897 |
| 2023 | 696 | #447 | 18 | #6,655 |
| 2022 | 659 | #467 | 15 | #7,602 |
| 2021 | 621 | #481 | 17 | #6,946 |
| 2020 | 521 | #545 | 10 | #10,202 |
| 2019 | 432 | #628 | 18 | #6,685 |
| 2018 | 327 | #730 | 13 | #8,579 |
| 2017 | 233 | #916 | 10 | #10,647 |
| 2016 | 123 | #1,420 | 12 | #9,392 |
| 2015 | 89 | #1,738 | 7 | #14,399 |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,726 | 7 | #14,483 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,203 | 6 | #16,422 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,485 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,109 | 5 | #19,443 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,447 | 6 | #16,883 |
| 2009 | 19 | #5,088 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,480 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,423 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,293 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,191 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,126 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,605 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #7,017 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,501 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 15 | #5,033 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,511 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,861 | 5 | #16,511 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,632 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,967 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,389 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,349 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,757 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,222 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,218 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,799 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,909 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,730 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #6,072 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,121 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,680 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,914 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,463 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,241 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,266 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,058 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,542 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,824 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,257 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,443 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,828 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,854 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,363 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,734 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,586 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,570 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,548 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,523 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,574 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,639 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,630 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,647 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,866 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,977 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,553 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,544 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,928 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,414 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,363 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,008 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,495 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,100 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,516 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,486 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,665 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,886 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,242 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 37 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #991 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wells reached #376 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #6,655 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wells
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.