Wells: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from the spring or stream”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- WELZ · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
From an English surname derived from someone who lived by a well or spring, from Old English wella. It is occasionally used as a given name.
How popular is Wells?
Babies named Wells in 2024877
2024 rank#375 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18806,201
Wells is rising: use over the last five years is 12.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Wells
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Wells questions
What does the name Wells mean?
Wells means "from the spring or stream". It comes from English. From an English surname derived from someone who lived by a well or spring, from Old English wella. It is occasionally used as a given name.
Is Wells a boy or girl name?
Wells is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Wells?
877 US babies were named Wells in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Wells?
Wells is usually pronounced WELZ.
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.