How Many People Are Named Wayd?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Wayd. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Wayd peaked in popularity in 1961 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wayd 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 Wayd paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wayd is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1961
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wayd
Wayd is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wayd as a male name
Ranked #11,257 in 1998
5 male births in 1998
Peak: 1961 (5 births)
Wayd: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wayd span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5 babies were registered. Wayd remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wayd by Decade
How has Wayd 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.
Wayd + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wayd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wayd
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wayd: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wayd?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Wayd 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 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Wayd a common name?
Wayd is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wayd most popular?
Wayd reached peak popularity in 1961, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wayd is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wayd a male name?
Wayd is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wayd Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wayd Smith, Wayd Johnson, Wayd 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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