How Many People Are Named Wayden?
An estimated 199 people in the United States have the first name Wayden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Wayden peaked in popularity in 2024 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wayden 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 Wayden paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
199
About 1 in 1,722,384 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
20 births
Total Registered
200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wayden
Wayden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 200 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wayden as a male name
Ranked #5,037 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (20 births)
Wayden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wayden span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 102 babies were registered. While Wayden is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wayden by Decade
How has Wayden 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.
Wayden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wayden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wayden
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wayden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wayden?
We estimate approximately 199 people named Wayden 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 1,722,384 Americans share this first name.
Is Wayden a common name?
Wayden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wayden most popular?
Wayden reached peak popularity in 2024, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wayden is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wayden a male name?
Wayden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wayden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wayden Smith, Wayden Johnson, Wayden 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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