How Many People Are Named Wayna?
An estimated 40 people in the United States have the first name Wayna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Wayna peaked in popularity in 1964 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wayna 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 Wayna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wayna is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
40
About 1 in 8,568,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1964
11 births
Total Registered
59
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wayna
Wayna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 59 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wayna as a female name
Ranked #11,300 in 1977
5 female births in 1977
Peak: 1964 (11 births)
Wayna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wayna span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 21 babies were registered. While Wayna is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wayna by Decade
How has Wayna 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.
Wayna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wayna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wayna
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wayna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wayna?
We estimate approximately 40 people named Wayna 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 8,568,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Wayna a common name?
Wayna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 59 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wayna most popular?
Wayna reached peak popularity in 1964, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wayna is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wayna a female name?
Wayna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wayna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wayna Smith, Wayna Johnson, Wayna 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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