How Many People Are Named Wahab?
An estimated 72 people in the United States have the first name Wahab. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Wahab peaked in popularity in 1998 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wahab 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 Wahab paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wahab is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
72
About 1 in 4,760,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
1998
9 births
Total Registered
73
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wahab
Wahab is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 73 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wahab as a male name
Ranked #10,812 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (9 births)
Wahab: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wahab span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 22 babies were registered. While Wahab is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wahab by Decade
How has Wahab 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.
Wahab by State
Wahab + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wahab as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wahab: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wahab?
We estimate approximately 72 people named Wahab 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 4,760,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Wahab a common name?
Wahab is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wahab most popular?
Wahab reached peak popularity in 1998, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wahab is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wahab a male name?
Wahab is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wahab Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wahab Smith, Wahab Johnson, Wahab 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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