How Many People Are Named Waite?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Waite. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Waite peaked in popularity in 1920 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Waite 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 Waite paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Waite is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1920
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Waite
Waite is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Waite as a male name
Ranked #4,489 in 1958
5 male births in 1958
Peak: 1920 (6 births)
Waite: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Waite span from the 1920s to the 1950s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 16 babies were registered. While Waite is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Waite by Decade
How has Waite 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.
Waite + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Waite as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Waite
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Waite: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Waite?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Waite 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Waite a common name?
Waite is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Waite most popular?
Waite reached peak popularity in 1920, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Waite is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Waite a male name?
Waite is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Waite Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Waite Smith, Waite Johnson, Waite 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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