Welles has been given to about 480 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2021, when 56 babies were given the name, ranking 2437th. The typical living American called Welles is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.