How Many People Are Named Wateen?
An estimated 264 people in the United States have the first name Wateen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Wateen peaked in popularity in 2024 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wateen 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 Wateen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
264
About 1 in 1,298,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2024
73 births
Total Registered
266
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wateen
Wateen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 266 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wateen as a female name
Ranked #2,477 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (73 births)
Wateen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wateen span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 196 babies were registered. Wateen remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wateen by Decade
How has Wateen 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.
Wateen by State
Birth registrations for Wateen span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, California. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, California. On average, about 20 Wateens were registered per state.
Wateen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wateen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wateen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wateen?
We estimate approximately 264 people named Wateen 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 1,298,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Wateen a common name?
Wateen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 266 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wateen most popular?
Wateen reached peak popularity in 2024, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wateen is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wateen a female name?
Wateen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wateen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wateen Smith, Wateen Johnson, Wateen 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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