How Many People Are Named Werner?
An estimated 1,363 people in the United States have the first name Werner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Werner peaked in popularity in 1930 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Werner 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 Werner paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,363
About 1 in 251,471 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1930
93 births
Total Registered
3,423
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Werner
Werner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,423 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Werner as a male name
Ranked #8,251 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (93 births)
Werner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Werner span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 696 babies were registered. Werner has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Werner by Decade
How has Werner 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.
Werner by State
Birth registrations for Werner span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Wisconsin, Texas. The lowest are in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska. On average, about 109 Werners were registered per state.
Werner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Werner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Werner
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Werner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Werner?
We estimate approximately 1,363 people named Werner 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 251,471 Americans share this first name.
Is Werner a common name?
Werner is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,423 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Werner most popular?
Werner reached peak popularity in 1930, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Werner is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Werner a male name?
Werner is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Werner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Werner Smith, Werner Johnson, Werner 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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