Weldon
Weldon is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Weldon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Weldon is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Weldon
American parents first put Weldon on the record books as a baby boy name in 1881, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 325 Weldons were born — ranking #323 that year. About 20% of every Weldon on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Weldon ranks #2,808 for baby boys with 46 births, gradually rising (+14%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Weldon most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States57%
- Kenya25%
- Canada9%
- Brazil6%
- China4%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Weldon
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Weldon
Weldon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Weldon's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #323. Use the chart and map above to compare Weldon'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.