How Many People Are Named Wayman?
An estimated 1,361 people in the United States have the first name Wayman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Wayman peaked in popularity in 1950 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wayman 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 Wayman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,361
About 1 in 251,840 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1950
59 births
Total Registered
2,850
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wayman
Wayman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,850 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wayman as a male name
Ranked #10,699 in 2010
7 male births in 2010
Peak: 1950 (59 births)
Wayman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wayman span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 472 babies were registered. Wayman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wayman by Decade
How has Wayman 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.
Wayman by State
Birth registrations for Wayman span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Arkansas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Missouri, Michigan. On average, about 34 Waymans were registered per state.
Wayman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wayman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wayman
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wayman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wayman?
We estimate approximately 1,361 people named Wayman 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 251,840 Americans share this first name.
Is Wayman a common name?
Wayman is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,850 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wayman most popular?
Wayman reached peak popularity in 1950, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wayman is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wayman a male name?
Wayman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wayman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wayman Smith, Wayman Johnson, Wayman 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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