Wellington

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Wellington is a masculine given name borne by: Wellington Albert, Papua New Guinean Rugby League player Wellington Carvalho dos Santos, Brazilian footballer Wellington Dias, Brazilian football midfielder Wellington Dias, Brazilian politician from Piauí Wellington Leal Dias Santos, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner Wellington Fagundes, Brazilian Senator for Mato Grosso Wellington Gonçalves, Brazilian footballer Wellington Jighere, Nigerian Scrabble player Wellington Koo, Chinese diplomat Wellington Koo, Taiwanese lawyer and politician Wellington Lima, Brazilian artistic acrobat and performer Wellington Mara, American NFL team owner Wellington Masakadza, Zimbabwean cricketer Wellington Nem, Brazilian footballer ʻUelingatoni Ngū, Tongan crown prince from 1879 to 1885 Wellington A.

From Wikipedia

Wellington first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 139 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1922 with 60 babies (rank #902 that year). In 2024 it was given to 37 boys (rank #3,260). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Wellington

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wellington yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2,855
Total babies (all years)
139
Years in the data
60
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Wellington

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
188012#568
188113#502
18828#750
188410#659
188511#602
18868#755
18889#753
18896#970
18908#809
189114#496
18926#1,063
189313#571
18949#784
18955#1,233
18968#897
18978#849
19009#965
19037#1,004
19046#1,195
19058#995
19069#923
190712#812
190812#821
190919#635
191011#1,041
191117#821
191224#934
191325#1,022
191432#1,001
191542#979
191646#949
191758#847
191857#888
191948#987
192058#910
192146#1,043
192260#902
192342#1,113
192453#977
192539#1,143
192637#1,190
192727#1,467
192833#1,271
192919#1,790
193027#1,424
193133#1,215
193220#1,648
193323#1,452
193428#1,292
193522#1,490
193616#1,798
193724#1,401
193820#1,556
193915#1,874
194019#1,626
194124#1,410
194226#1,380
194322#1,528
194419#1,627
194519#1,578
194625#1,438
194722#1,645
194818#1,814
194926#1,460
195019#1,744
195116#1,970
195216#2,006
195326#1,507
195423#1,626
195510#2,756
195617#2,012
195718#1,950
195813#2,367
195911#2,655
196020#1,856
196121#1,823
196211#2,664
196314#2,297
196417#2,038
196517#1,986
196611#2,625
196726#1,538
19689#3,102
196912#2,680
197016#2,395
197112#2,968
197219#2,156
197317#2,402
197410#3,554
197516#2,636
197617#2,594
19779#4,160
197816#2,792
197911#3,805
198023#2,282
198116#2,893
198220#2,516
198317#2,787
198414#3,266
198514#3,394
198613#3,647
198717#3,066
198813#3,910
198911#4,801
199018#3,459
199116#3,809
199221#3,215
199316#4,013
199417#3,906
199517#3,844
199625#3,017
199717#4,053
199813#5,150
199918#4,156
200023#3,632
200118#4,471
200214#5,385
200315#5,251
200423#3,998
200515#5,564
200619#4,852
200713#6,591
200817#5,479
200917#5,543
201017#5,463
20119#8,729
201224#4,239
201315#5,902
201415#5,979
201522#4,536
201632#3,521
201732#3,516
201833#3,439
201943#2,894
202043#2,839
202139#3,117
202231#3,685
202331#3,700
202437#3,260