Wells is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Wells is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #347 among boys (944) and #7,865 among girls (14) — overall #677 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 958 | 958 | #7,865 | #347 |
| 2024 | 881 | 881 | #8,919 | #378 |
| 2023 | 714 | 714 | #6,662 | #447 |
| 2022 | 674 | 674 | #7,608 | #469 |
| 2021 | 638 | 638 | #6,950 | #482 |
| 2020 | 531 | 531 | #10,209 | #546 |
| 2019 | 450 | 450 | #6,688 | #628 |
| 2018 | 340 | 340 | #8,583 | #731 |
| 2017 | 243 | 243 | #10,652 | #916 |
| 2016 | 136 | 136 | #9,394 | #1,418 |
| 2015 | 96 | 96 | #14,405 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 95 | 95 | #14,488 | #1,727 |
| 2013 | 66 | 66 | #16,425 | #2,203 |
| 2012 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,485 |
| 2011 | 42 | 42 | #19,444 | #3,110 |
| 2010 | 38 | 38 | #16,884 | #3,448 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,088 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,481 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,423 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,293 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,191 |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,126 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,605 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,017 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,503 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,033 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,512 |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | #16,512 | #4,862 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,632 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,968 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,388 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,349 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | — | #5,757 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #5,221 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | — | #4,219 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,799 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,910 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,730 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #6,072 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | — | #4,121 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | — | #4,680 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | — | #3,914 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,464 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,240 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #7,266 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | — | #4,058 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,542 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,825 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | — | #3,258 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #5,443 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | — | #3,828 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | — | #2,854 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | — | #3,363 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | — | #2,734 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,586 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | — | #2,570 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | — | #3,549 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,523 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,574 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,639 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,629 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | — | #3,647 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | — | #2,864 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,976 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,554 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | — | #3,544 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,928 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | — | #2,428 |
| 1954 | 15 | — | — | #2,113 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | — | #3,414 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | — | #3,363 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | — | #2,660 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | — | #2,204 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | — | #3,008 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | — | #2,023 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | — | #2,495 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | — | #2,028 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | — | #2,127 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #3,100 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #2,070 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | — | #2,516 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | — | #2,486 |
| 1940 | 9 | — | — | #2,665 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | — | #2,154 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | — | #1,894 |
| 1937 | 11 | — | — | #2,327 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | — | #2,392 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | — | #1,930 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | — | #2,732 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | — | #2,188 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | — | #1,924 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | — | #1,886 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,242 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | — | #2,044 |
| 1927 | 21 | — | — | #1,747 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | — | #2,180 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | — | #2,312 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,723 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | — | #2,218 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | — | #1,467 |
| 1921 | 37 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1920 | 18 | — | — | #1,961 |
| 1919 | 26 | — | — | #1,448 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | — | #1,994 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | — | #1,753 |
| 1916 | 21 | — | — | #1,591 |
| 1915 | 23 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1914 | 20 | — | — | #1,385 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | — | #1,672 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,382 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,585 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,234 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #958 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,119 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #991 |