Wells Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Interestingly, the name Wells was also give to people who lived near a well in the past.

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A Deep Dive

Wells Overview

Meaning

Spring stream, springs

Gender

Boy

Origin

English

Etymology

Derived from the Old English word “wella,” meaning “well” or “spring.”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/wɛlz/

Popularity

Wells is a recognized name in English-speaking countries like the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia. In 2023, Wells ranked 443rd for boys in the USA.

Syllable

1 syllable

Length

5 letters

Numerology

8 (Practical, Ambitious, Materialistic)

Name Styles

Cool, Vintage, Short

Associated Traits

Strong, reliable, nurturing

Name Day

October 1 (USA)
A Deep Dive

Wells Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Welles, Wellis, Will, Wellesley, Weller, Wellson, Welland, Wellborn, Wellman, Wellmore

Common Nicknames

Well, Ell, Els, Wes, Wellsy, Wellie, W, Wellster, Wellz, Welly

Diminutives

Wellsy, Wellie, Els, Wes, Ellsy, Welly, Wellster, Wellz, Wellio, Welly

Famous People

  • H.G. Wells
    (English Author)
  • Ida B. Wells
    (American Journalist)
  • Dawn Wells
    (American Actress)
  • Kitty Wells
    (American Singer)
  • Russell Wells
    (American Baseball Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Harry Wells
    ("The Flash," TV Series)
  • Russell "Rusty" Wells
    ("Girl Happy," Film)
  • Wells Jaha
    ("The 100," TV Series)

Places

  • Wells Town
    (Maine, USA)
  • Wells City
    (Somerset, England)
  • Wells City
    (Nevada, USA)
  • Wells City
    (Minnesota, USA)
  • Wells Town
    (British Columbia, Canada)

What Is the Meaning of Wells?

Wells means “spring” or “spring stream.” This name suggests a refreshing, life-giving presence, often associated with clarity and vitality.

What Is the Origin of The Name Wells?

The name Wells has English origins, derived from the Old English word “wella,” which means “spring” or “stream.”

Wells Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Wells in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#4812021#4662022#4432023
Top 3 Rankings#4432023#4662022#4812021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Wells

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023443
(+23 from 2022)
696
(+37 from 2022)
0.03801
2022466
(+15 from 2021)
659
(+40 from 2021)
0.03518
2021481
(+63 from 2020)
619
(+98 from 2020)
0.03304
2020544
(+82 from 2019)
521
(+89 from 2019)
0.02817
2019626
(+104 from 2018)
432
(+105 from 2018)
0.02248
2018730
(+186 from 2017)
327
(+94 from 2017)
0.01682
2017916
(+502 from 2016)
233
(+110 from 2016)
0.01177
20161418
(+311 from 2015)
123
(+34 from 2015)
0.00607
20151729
(-15 from 2014)
89
(+1 from 2014)
0.00435
20141714
(+468 from 2013)
88
(+28 from 2013)
0.00429
20132182
(+266 from 2012)
60
(+9 from 2012)
0.00297
20122448
(+597 from 2011)
51
(+14 from 2011)
0.00251
20113045
(+330 from 2010)
37
(+5 from 2010)
0.00182
20103375
(+1546 from 2009)
32
(+13 from 2009)
0.00156
20094921
(+328 from 2008)
19
(+2 from 2008)
0.00090
20085249
(-41 from 2007)
17
No change from 2007
0.00078
20075208
(-138 from 2006)
17
No change from 2006
0.00077
20065070
(-1008 from 2005)
17
(-5 from 2005)
0.00078
20054062
(-57 from 2004)
22
No change from 2004
0.00103
20044005
(+421 from 2003)
22
(+4 from 2003)
0.00104
20034426
(+2095 from 2002)
18
(+8 from 2002)
0.00086
20026521
(+414 from 2001)
10
(+1 from 2001)
0.00048
20016935
(-2151 from 2000)
9
(-6 from 2000)
0.00044
20004784
(+1258 from 1999)
15
(+5 from 1999)
0.00072
19996042
(-1393 from 1998)
10
(-4 from 1998)
0.00049
19984649
(+639 from 1997)
14
(+3 from 1997)
0.00069
19975288
(+2683 from 1996)
11
(+5 from 1996)
0.00055
19967971
(-2044 from 1995)
6
(-3 from 1995)
0.00030
19955927
(-60 from 1994)
9
No change from 1994
0.00045
19945867
(-506 from 1993)
9
(-1 from 1993)
0.00044
19935361
(-488 from 1992)
10
(-1 from 1992)
0.00048
19924873
(-867 from 1991)
11
(-3 from 1991)
0.00052
19914006
(+1376 from 1990)
14
(+5 from 1990)
0.00066
19905382
(+845 from 1989)
9
(+2 from 1989)
0.00042
19896227
(-1028 from 1988)
7
(-1 from 1988)
0.00033
19885199
(+260 from 1987)
8
(+1 from 1987)
0.00040
19875459
(-1577 from 1986)
7
(-4 from 1986)
0.00036
19863882
(+450 from 1985)
11
(+2 from 1985)
0.00057
19854332
(-633 from 1984)
9
(-2 from 1984)
0.00047
19843699
(+1209 from 1983)
11
(+4 from 1983)
0.00059
19834908
(+560 from 1981)
7
(+1 from 1981)
0.00038
19820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19815468
(+782 from 1980)
6
(+1 from 1980)
0.00032
19806250
(-2439 from 1979)
5
(-5 from 1979)
0.00027
19793811
(+346 from 1978)
10
(+2 from 1978)
0.00056
19784157
(+966 from 1977)
8
(+2 from 1977)
0.00047
19775123
(-2029 from 1976)
6
(-6 from 1976)
0.00035
19763094
(+1703 from 1975)
12
(+6 from 1975)
0.00074
19754797
(-1239 from 1974)
6
(-3 from 1974)
0.00037
19743558
(-842 from 1973)
9
(-4 from 1973)
0.00055
19732716
(+430 from 1971)
13
(+3 from 1971)
0.00081
19720
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19713146
(-525 from 1970)
10
(-3 from 1970)
0.00055
19702621
(+693 from 1969)
13
(+5 from 1969)
0.00068
19693314
(-869 from 1968)
8
(-4 from 1968)
0.00044
19682445
(+784 from 1967)
12
(+5 from 1967)
0.00068
19673229
(+716 from 1966)
7
(+2 from 1966)
0.00039
19663945
(+90 from 1964)
5
No change from 1964
0.00028
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19644035
(-715 from 1963)
5
(-2 from 1963)
0.00025
19633320
(-17 from 1962)
7
No change from 1962
0.00034
19623303
(+50 from 1961)
7
No change from 1961
0.00033
19613353
(-667 from 1960)
7
(-3 from 1960)
0.00032
19602686
(+925 from 1959)
10
(+4 from 1959)
0.00046
19593611
(-334 from 1958)
6
(-1 from 1958)
0.00028
19583277
(-21 from 1957)
7
No change from 1957
0.00032
19573256
(+278 from 1956)
7
(+1 from 1956)
0.00032
19563534
(-1231 from 1955)
6
(-6 from 1955)
0.00028
19552303
(-259 from 1954)
12
(-3 from 1954)
0.00057
19542044
(+1099 from 1953)
15
(+8 from 1953)
0.00072
19533143
(-48 from 1952)
7
No change from 1952
0.00035
19523095
(-600 from 1951)
7
(-3 from 1951)
0.00035
19512495
(-384 from 1950)
10
(-3 from 1950)
0.00052
19502111
(+691 from 1949)
13
(+5 from 1949)
0.00071
19492802
(-859 from 1948)
8
(-7 from 1948)
0.00044
19481943
(+413 from 1947)
15
(+4 from 1947)
0.00084
19472356
(-407 from 1946)
11
(-3 from 1946)
0.00059
19461949
(+60 from 1945)
14
(+2 from 1945)
0.00085
19452009
(+853 from 1944)
12
(+5 from 1944)
0.00087
19442862
(-876 from 1943)
7
(-7 from 1943)
0.00050
19431986
(+399 from 1942)
14
(+4 from 1942)
0.00096
19422385
(-51 from 1941)
10
No change from 1941
0.00071
19412334
(+144 from 1940)
10
(+1 from 1940)
0.00080
19402478
(-428 from 1939)
9
(-3 from 1939)
0.00076
19392050
(-232 from 1938)
12
(-3 from 1938)
0.00106
19381818
(+380 from 1937)
15
(+4 from 1937)
0.00132
19372198
(+48 from 1935)
11
No change from 1935
0.00101
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19352246
(-386 from 1934)
11
(-4 from 1934)
0.00103
19341860
(+682 from 1933)
15
(+6 from 1933)
0.00141
19332542
(-441 from 1932)
9
(-4 from 1932)
0.00088
19322101
(-258 from 1931)
13
(-3 from 1931)
0.00121
19311843
(-23 from 1930)
16
(-1 from 1930)
0.00150
19301820
(+1160 from 1929)
17
(+9 from 1929)
0.00151
19292980
(-1020 from 1928)
8
(-8 from 1928)
0.00072
19281960
(-268 from 1927)
16
(-5 from 1927)
0.00140
19271692
(+382 from 1926)
21
(+6 from 1926)
0.00181
19262074
(+119 from 1925)
15
(+1 from 1925)
0.00131
19252193
(-518 from 1924)
14
(-8 from 1924)
0.00122
19241675
(+448 from 1923)
22
(+7 from 1923)
0.00188
19232123
(-689 from 1922)
15
(-12 from 1922)
0.00132
19221434
(-256 from 1921)
27
(-10 from 1921)
0.00240
19211178
(+707 from 1920)
37
(+19 from 1920)
0.00325
19201885
(-477 from 1919)
18
(-8 from 1919)
0.00164
19191408
(+497 from 1918)
26
(+9 from 1918)
0.00256
19181905
(-212 from 1917)
17
(-2 from 1917)
0.00162
19171693
(-144 from 1916)
19
(-2 from 1916)
0.00198
19161549
(-139 from 1915)
21
(-2 from 1915)
0.00227
19151410
(-68 from 1914)
23
(+3 from 1914)
0.00261
19141342
(+238 from 1913)
20
(+8 from 1913)
0.00293
19131580
(-557 from 1912)
12
(-8 from 1912)
0.00224
19121023
(+267 from 1911)
20
(+12 from 1911)
0.00443
19111290
(+131 from 1910)
8
(+2 from 1910)
0.00331
19101421
(-259 from 1900)
6
No change from 1900
0.00288
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19001162
(-83 from 1895)
6
(+1 from 1895)
0.00370
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18951079
(-234 from 1886)
5
(-1 from 1886)
0.00395
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1886845
(+126 from 1884)
6
(+1 from 1884)
0.00504
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1884971
(-105 from 1881)
5
No change from 1881
0.00407
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1881866
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00462
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Wells

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#6402021#6632022#4852023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#1692021#1162022#952023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3382021#3732022#3642023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#7352021#8152022#8042023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3742021#4222022#4592023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#3602021#3842022#2782023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#4592021#3992022#3762023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#4022021#1832022#2812023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#5962021#4842022#4272023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#3162021#2532022#3512023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#4752021#3162022#2562023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#3932021#3482022#4242023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4482021#4282022#4092023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#3762021#3992022#3412023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#9782021#6632022#6482023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#7722021#12462022#7832023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#2712021#5452022#3012023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#3262021#5122022#3272023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#3152021#3312022#4182023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#2532021#2492022#4122023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#3232021#3872022#5352023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#6522021#6282022#7822023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4662021#4232022#5232023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#6782021#5832022#5132023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#7272021#5052022#6452023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3792021#3132022#4122023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#1802021#3072022#3772023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#4852021#7202022#4822023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#7942021#7182022#7862023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#3812021#4262022#3342023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5382020#4212022#3902023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#5422020#4592022#5012023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#5312019#2682022#3722023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#4742021#4892022#2752023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2862018#2332021#2792023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#11792021#6982023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#3042021#1992022

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1862021

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4432022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5022022

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2222023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2652022

Popularity Rankings for Wells in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#3902021#4432022#4282023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Wells a Name for Boys or Girls?

The name Wells, with its roots in nature and English heritage, is primarily given to boys.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Wells

Wells in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • H.G. Wells (Author, 1866–1946): An English writer best known for his science fiction novels like "The War of the Worlds" and "The Time Machine."
  • Ida B. Wells (Journalist, 1862–1931): An American investigative journalist and early leader in the civil rights movement, famous for her work against lynching.
  • Dawn Wells (Actress, 1938–2020): An American actress best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers on the TV show "Gilligan's Island."
  • Kitty Wells (Singer, 1919–2012): An American country music singer who became the first female country star.
  • Russell Wells (Baseball Player, 1899–1972): An American Major League Baseball player who played as a pitcher.
  • Harry Wells ("The Flash," 2014 TV Series): A brilliant scientist and alternate universe counterpart in the superhero series.
  • Wells Jaha ("The 100," 2014 TV Series): A character who is the son of The Ark's Chancellor and strives to make Earth habitable again.
  • Russell "Rusty" Wells ("Girl Happy," 1965 Film): A character played by Elvis Presley, who is a singer hired to keep an eye on a nightclub owner's daughter during spring break.
  • Wells Town (Maine, USA): A coastal town in southern Maine known for its beaches, seafood, and historic downtown area.
  • Wells City (Somerset, England): A cathedral city in Somerset, England, famous for its medieval architecture and proximity to the Mendip Hills.
  • Wells City (Nevada, USA): A small city in northeast Nevada known for its hot springs, historic district, and annual festivals.
  • Wells City (Minnesota, USA): A township in Rice County, Minnesota, known for its rural landscapes and farming communities.
  • Wells Town (British Columbia, Canada): A community in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada, known for its mining history and outdoor recreation.

Similar Names to Wells

  • Welsh
  • Wellford
  • Welbie
  • Welbourne
  • Welburn
  • Welton
  • Weldon
  • Welcome
  • Wellby
  • Wellington

Sibling Names for Wells

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