How Many People Are Named Wacey?
An estimated 366 people in the United States have the first name Wacey. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Wacey peaked in popularity in 1990 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wacey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wacey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
366
About 1 in 936,487 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1990
24 births
Total Registered
375
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wacey
Wacey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 375 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wacey as a male name
Ranked #4,403 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (24 births)
Wacey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wacey span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 121 babies were registered. While Wacey is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wacey by Decade
How has Wacey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wacey by State
Birth registrations for Wacey span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona. The lowest are in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico. On average, about 12 Waceys were registered per state.
Wacey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wacey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wacey
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wacey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wacey?
We estimate approximately 366 people named Wacey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 936,487 Americans share this first name.
Is Wacey a common name?
Wacey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 375 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wacey most popular?
Wacey reached peak popularity in 1990, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wacey is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wacey a male name?
Wacey is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wacey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wacey Smith, Wacey Johnson, Wacey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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