Wealthy
Wealth is the abundance of valuable financial assets or physical possessions which can be converted into a form that can be used for transactions. This includes the core meaning as held in the originating Old English word weal, which is from the Indo-European word stem, wel-, meaning "to wish" or "good".
Meaning & Origin of Wealthy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wealth is the abundance of valuable financial assets or physical possessions which can be converted into a form that can be used for transactions. This includes the core meaning as held in the originating Old English word weal, which is from the Indo-European word stem, wel-, meaning "to wish" or "good".
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Origin & history
The Story of Wealthy
The earliest SSA record of Wealthy as a baby girl name dates back to 1887, when 7 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Wealthy — #2,498 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Wealthys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1941 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 174 Wealthys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Wealthy
Wealthy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 174 births in the dataset. Wealthy's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,498. Use the chart and map above to compare Wealthy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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