Given name & surname
Weldon
“from the hill near a spring”
Weldon is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the hill near a spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the hill near a spring.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Weldon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,274
- 14,249 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 325 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #2,793 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 46 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,793 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 0.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 325 in 1920. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,515 as a first name in 2020; 13,452 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Weldon’s family of names
Weldon has a related form in Weildun. Weldon has a related form in Welden. Weldon has a related form in Wellden.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Weldon
- WeldonBrazilian footballerborn 1980
- Weldon OlsonAmerican ice hockey player1932–2023
- Weldon HeyburnAmerican actor (1910–1951)1903–1951
- Weldon B. HeyburnAmerican politician (1852–1912)
- Weldon KeesAmerican artist (1914-1955)
- Weldon KilburnCanadian music educator (1906-1986)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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