How Many People Are Named Waco?
An estimated 135 people in the United States have the first name Waco. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Waco peaked in popularity in 1974 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Waco 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 Waco paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
135
About 1 in 2,538,921 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1974
13 births
Total Registered
171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Waco
Waco is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 171 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Waco as a male name
Ranked #14,097 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (13 births)
Waco: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Waco span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 79 babies were registered. Waco has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Waco by Decade
How has Waco 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.
Waco + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Waco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Waco
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Waco: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Waco?
We estimate approximately 135 people named Waco 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 2,538,921 Americans share this first name.
Is Waco a common name?
Waco is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Waco most popular?
Waco reached peak popularity in 1974, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Waco is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Waco a male name?
Waco is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Waco Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Waco Smith, Waco Johnson, Waco 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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