Welcome
Notable people with the name Welcome include:
Meaning & Origin of Welcome
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Notable people with the name Welcome include:
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The Story of Welcome
As a girl name
Welcome first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 8 Welcomes were born — ranking #3,452 that year. As of 2026, Welcome ranks #4,967 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 23 Welcomes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Welcome first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1911, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 12 Welcomes were born — ranking #2,184 that year. As of 2026, Welcome ranks #3,505 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 147 Welcomes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Welcome
Phonetically similar names — useful when Welcome is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Welcome
Welcome is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 147 births in the dataset. Welcome's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #2,184. Use the chart and map above to compare Welcome'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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