girl's name
Welma
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 189
Welma is a girl's name. In 1945 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1929, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Welma over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1945, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 46 |
| 1920s | 87 |
| 1930s | 44 |
| 1940s (to 1945) | 12 |
How popular is Welma?
In 1945, Welma was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Welma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Welma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Welma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Welma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Welma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Welma
How popular is the name Welma?
In 1945, Welma was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Welma a girl's or a boy's name?
Welma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Welma most popular?
Welma peaked in 1929, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.