How Many People Are Named Wess?
An estimated 370 people in the United States have the first name Wess. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Wess peaked in popularity in 1965 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wess 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 Wess paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
370
About 1 in 926,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1965
16 births
Total Registered
505
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wess
Wess is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 505 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wess as a male name
Ranked #8,909 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1965 (16 births)
Wess: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wess span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 107 babies were registered. While Wess is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wess by Decade
How has Wess 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.
Wess by State
Wess + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wess as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wess
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wess: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wess?
We estimate approximately 370 people named Wess 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 926,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Wess a common name?
Wess is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 505 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wess most popular?
Wess reached peak popularity in 1965, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wess is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wess a male name?
Wess is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wess Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wess Smith, Wess Johnson, Wess 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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