Weldon comes from the English tradition, meaning A Hill With A Spring or Stream.
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How popular is Weldon?
1920peak year
The name Weldon reached its peak in 1920, with 325 registrations (ranked #324). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1881, roughly 39 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3050) today, averaging about 41 new babies per year. Weldon's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 14,226 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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