Welma is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Welma across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Welma has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 189 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Welma per year, United States (1912 to 1945). United States peaked in 1929 (15/yr).
Welma is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1929, when it ranked #3,969 nationally (given to 15 babies that year).
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