Weldon: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “hill near a spring”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- WEL-dən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From an English surname and place name, likely from Old English elements meaning 'spring' and 'hill.' It has also been used as a given name in English-speaking contexts.
How popular is Weldon?
Babies named Weldon in 202441
2024 rank#2,994 boys
Peak year1920
Total US babies since 188014,226
Weldon is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Weldon
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Weldon questions
What does the name Weldon mean?
Weldon means "hill near a spring". It comes from English. From an English surname and place name, likely from Old English elements meaning 'spring' and 'hill.' It has also been used as a given name in English-speaking contexts.
Is Weldon a boy or girl name?
Weldon is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Weldon?
41 US babies were named Weldon in 2024. Its peak year was 1920.
How do you pronounce Weldon?
Weldon is usually pronounced WEL-dən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.