How Many People Are Named Wyman?
An estimated 1,583 people in the United States have the first name Wyman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Wyman peaked in popularity in 1922 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wyman 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 Wyman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,583
About 1 in 216,522 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1922
63 births
Total Registered
3,066
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wyman
Wyman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,066 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wyman as a male name
Ranked #10,827 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (63 births)
Wyman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wyman span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 479 babies were registered. Wyman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wyman by Decade
How has Wyman 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.
Wyman by State
Birth registrations for Wyman span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Missouri. On average, about 47 Wymans were registered per state.
Wyman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wyman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wyman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wyman?
We estimate approximately 1,583 people named Wyman 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 216,522 Americans share this first name.
Is Wyman a common name?
Wyman is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,066 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wyman most popular?
Wyman reached peak popularity in 1922, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wyman is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wyman a male name?
Wyman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wyman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wyman Smith, Wyman Johnson, Wyman 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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