How Many People Are Named Wash?
An estimated 196 people in the United States have the first name Wash. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Wash peaked in popularity in 1921 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wash 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 Wash paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Wash is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
Estimated Living Americans
196
About 1 in 1,748,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1921
31 births
Total Registered
1,196
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wash
Wash is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,196 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wash as a male name
Ranked #5,730 in 1972
5 male births in 1972
Peak: 1921 (31 births)
Wash: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wash span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 215 babies were registered. Wash has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wash by Decade
How has Wash 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.
Wash by State
Birth registrations for Wash span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina. The lowest are in Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi. On average, about 33 Washs were registered per state.
Wash + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wash as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wash
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wash: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wash?
We estimate approximately 196 people named Wash 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 1,748,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Wash a common name?
Wash is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,196 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wash most popular?
Wash reached peak popularity in 1921, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wash is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wash a male name?
Wash is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wash Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wash Smith, Wash Johnson, Wash 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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