How Many People Are Named Wykesha?
An estimated 40 people in the United States have the first name Wykesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Wykesha peaked in popularity in 1976 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wykesha 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 Wykesha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wykesha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
40
About 1 in 8,568,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1976
10 births
Total Registered
43
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wykesha
Wykesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wykesha as a female name
Ranked #12,797 in 1986
5 female births in 1986
Peak: 1976 (10 births)
Wykesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wykesha span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 27 babies were registered. Wykesha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wykesha by Decade
How has Wykesha 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.
Wykesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wykesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wykesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wykesha?
We estimate approximately 40 people named Wykesha 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 8,568,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Wykesha a common name?
Wykesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wykesha most popular?
Wykesha reached peak popularity in 1976, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wykesha is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wykesha a female name?
Wykesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wykesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wykesha Smith, Wykesha Johnson, Wykesha 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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