Whelan

A boy's name first recorded in U.S. data in 2011. Meaning & origin entry coming soon.

2025 rank (boys)

#8,243

Babies named in 2025

Peak popularity

2022

2025 frequency

1 in 189,786 boys

Usually for

Boys

Trend

Rising since 2013

Rising since 2013, #8,243 for boys today.

Popularity of Whelan since 2011

Babies named Whelan per year in U.S. Social Security records.

Data table (by decade)

Decade	Boys
2010s	37
2020s	46

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