How Many People Are Named Wister?
An estimated 13 people in the United States have the first name Wister. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 83 years old, and Wister peaked in popularity in 1923 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wister 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 Wister paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 83, Wister is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1953.
- Wister is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
13
About 1 in 26,365,718 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
83
years old
Peak Year
1923
10 births
Total Registered
85
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wister
Wister is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 85 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wister as a male name
Ranked #4,547 in 1957
5 male births in 1957
Peak: 1923 (10 births)
Wister: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wister span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 34 babies were registered. While Wister is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wister by Decade
How has Wister 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.
Wister by State
Wister + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wister as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wister
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wister: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wister?
We estimate approximately 13 people named Wister 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 26,365,718 Americans share this first name.
Is Wister a common name?
Wister is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 33.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 85 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wister most popular?
Wister reached peak popularity in 1923, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wister is approximately 83 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wister a male name?
Wister is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wister Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wister Smith, Wister Johnson, Wister 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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