How Many People Are Named Waymon?
An estimated 2,328 people in the United States have the first name Waymon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Waymon peaked in popularity in 1936 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Waymon 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 Waymon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,328
About 1 in 147,231 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1936
95 births
Total Registered
4,740
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Waymon
Waymon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,740 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Waymon as a male name
Ranked #12,155 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1936 (95 births)
Waymon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Waymon span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 807 babies were registered. Waymon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Waymon by Decade
How has Waymon 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.
Waymon by State
Birth registrations for Waymon span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in Michigan, California, Louisiana. On average, about 179 Waymons were registered per state.
Waymon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Waymon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Waymon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Waymon?
We estimate approximately 2,328 people named Waymon 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 147,231 Americans share this first name.
Is Waymon a common name?
Waymon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,740 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Waymon most popular?
Waymon reached peak popularity in 1936, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Waymon is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Waymon a male name?
Waymon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Waymon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Waymon Smith, Waymon Johnson, Waymon 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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