How Many People Are Named Wanye?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Wanye. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Wanye peaked in popularity in 1997 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wanye 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 Wanye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wanye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1997
6 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wanye
Wanye is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wanye as a male name
Ranked #12,284 in 2007
6 male births in 2007
Peak: 1997 (6 births)
Wanye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wanye span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 11 babies were registered. Wanye remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wanye by Decade
How has Wanye 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.
Wanye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wanye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wanye
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wanye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wanye?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Wanye 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 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Wanye a common name?
Wanye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wanye most popular?
Wanye reached peak popularity in 1997, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wanye is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wanye a male name?
Wanye is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wanye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wanye Smith, Wanye Johnson, Wanye 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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