How Many People Are Named Wesam?
An estimated 358 people in the United States have the first name Wesam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Wesam peaked in popularity in 2014 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wesam 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 Wesam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
358
About 1 in 957,414 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2014
22 births
Total Registered
366
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wesam
Wesam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 366 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wesam as a male name
Ranked #12,218 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (22 births)
Wesam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wesam span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 127 babies were registered. Wesam has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wesam by Decade
How has Wesam 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.
Wesam by State
Birth registrations for Wesam span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, New York. On average, about 5 Wesams were registered per state.
Wesam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wesam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wesam
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wesam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wesam?
We estimate approximately 358 people named Wesam 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 957,414 Americans share this first name.
Is Wesam a common name?
Wesam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 366 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wesam most popular?
Wesam reached peak popularity in 2014, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wesam is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wesam a male name?
Wesam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wesam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wesam Smith, Wesam Johnson, Wesam 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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