How Many People Are Named Wing?
An estimated 108 people in the United States have the first name Wing. It is used for both genders, with 88.3% male. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Wing peaked in popularity in 1984 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wing 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 Wing paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
108
About 1 in 3,173,651 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.3% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1984
17 births
Total Registered
188
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wing
Wing is predominantly male (88.3%), though 22 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Wing as a male name
Ranked #9,452 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1984 (10 births)
Wing as a female name
Ranked #15,810 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1984 (7 births)
Wing: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wing span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 60 babies were registered. Wing has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wing by Decade
How has Wing 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.
Wing by State
Wing + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wing as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wing
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wing: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wing?
We estimate approximately 108 people named Wing 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 3,173,651 Americans share this first name.
Is Wing a common name?
Wing is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 188 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wing most popular?
Wing reached peak popularity in 1984, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wing is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wing a male name?
Wing is predominantly male. 88.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wing Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wing Smith, Wing Johnson, Wing 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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