Weldon

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?

202412.3 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

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.