How Many People Are Named Wick?
An estimated 28 people in the United States have the first name Wick. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Wick peaked in popularity in 2017 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wick 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 Wick paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wick is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
28
About 1 in 12,241,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2017
8 births
Total Registered
36
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wick
Wick is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 36 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wick as a male name
Ranked #14,114 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (8 births)
Wick: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wick span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 13 babies were registered. While Wick is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wick by Decade
How has Wick 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.
Wick + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wick
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wick: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wick?
We estimate approximately 28 people named Wick 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 12,241,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Wick a common name?
Wick is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 45.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 36 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wick most popular?
Wick reached peak popularity in 2017, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wick is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wick a male name?
Wick is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wick Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wick Smith, Wick Johnson, Wick 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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