Wellington is a boy's name of African origin meaning “estate and ridge, bank.” In 2024 it was given to 37 boys in the United States.
Wellington belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “estate and ridge, bank” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Wellington first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #496 in 1891, and in 2024 37 babies received the name — 2,855 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Wellington means “estate and ridge, bank” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Wellington is a boy name. In 2024, 37 babies received the name in the US.
Wellington comes from the African tradition.
Wellington first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #496 in 1891, and 37 babies were given the name in 2024.
Wellington is pronounced /ˈweləŋtən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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