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Wells
OriginSurname from place name
Meaning"spring"
US Rank#347
Top 1000
About Wells
Wells is a newly-famous baby name thanks to pregnancy guru Rosie Pope, who uses it as the short form of the buttoned-up Wellington, name of her youngest child.
Pronounced WELZ.
As of October 2026, Wells ranked #347 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #162.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,726 | 88 | 45.8 |
| 2015 | #1,738 | 89 | 46.4 |
| 2016 | #1,420 | 123 | 64.8 |
| 2017 | #916 | 233 | 125.9 |
| 2018 | #730 | 327 | 180.1 |
| 2019 | #628 | 432 | 240.8 |
| 2020 | #545 | 521 | 301.8 |
| 2021 | #481 | 621 | 355 |
| 2022 | #467 | 659 | 377.4 |
| 2023 | #447 | 696 | 406.9 |
| 2024 | #376 | 865 | 502.1 |
| 2025 | #347 | 944 | 552.7 |
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Wells on lists
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- Wells Adams
American radio and TV personality
- Wellington Reade "Wells" Pope
son of TV personality Rosie Pope
- George Wells Beadle
winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Wells Reed, daughter of Patrick Reed & Justine Karain
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- Wells Jaha
character on TV's "The 100"
- General Wells
character in DC Universe
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