Mostly boys · Surname from place name
Wells
“spring”
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The story behind the name
Meet Wells.
US birth records for 2025 list 14 girls named Wells (rank #7,865) and 944 boys named Wells (rank #347).
For girls, the recorded count rose from 12 in 2024 to 14 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 869 in 2024 to 944 in 2025.
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How popular is Wells?
Girls · 2025#7,86514 recorded births
Boys · 2025#347944 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 347 | 944 |
| 2025 | Girls | 7,865 | 14 |
| 2024 | Boys | 378 | 869 |
| 2024 | Girls | 8,919 | 12 |
| 2023 | Boys | 447 | 696 |
| 2023 | Girls | 6,662 | 18 |
| 2022 | Boys | 469 | 659 |
| 2022 | Girls | 7,608 | 15 |
| 2021 | Boys | 482 | 621 |
| 2021 | Girls | 6,950 | 17 |
| 2020 | Boys | 546 | 521 |
| 2020 | Girls | 10,209 | 10 |
| 2019 | Boys | 628 | 432 |
| 2019 | Girls | 6,688 | 18 |
| 2018 | Boys | 731 | 327 |
| 2018 | Girls | 8,583 | 13 |
| 2017 | Boys | 916 | 233 |
| 2017 | Girls | 10,652 | 10 |
| 2016 | Boys | 1,418 | 124 |
| 2016 | Girls | 9,394 | 12 |
| 2015 | Boys | 1,739 | 89 |
| 2015 | Girls | 14,405 | 7 |
| 2014 | Boys | 1,727 | 88 |
| 2014 | Girls | 14,488 | 7 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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