How Many People Are Named Waylin Goodmen?

There are approximately 1 people named Waylin Goodmen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Waylin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Goodmen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Waylin

Last Name

Goodmen

Waylin: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Waylin. The peak year was 2023 with 38 births. The average person named Waylin today is 10 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Waylin

In the 2020 Census, the first name Waylin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.34%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.96%) and Hispanic (7.64%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Waylin in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Waylin rose or fell over time.

White

71.34%

Black

7.96%

Hispanic

7.64%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.18%

American Indian/Alaska Native

3.82%

Two or More Races

6.05%

Ancestry of the Goodmen Surname

The surname Goodmen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2010 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Goodmen in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

62.90%

Black

27.42%

Two or More Races

4.03%

Unknown / Suppressed

5.65%

How we calculated this

The first name "Waylin" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Goodmen" appears at a rate of 0.04 per 100,000 people in the 2010 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Waylin are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Waylin

Waylin Johnson Waylin Smith Waylin Brown Waylin Jones Waylin Garcia Waylin Williams

Other people with the surname Goodmen

Robert Goodmen Michael Goodmen John Goodmen William Goodmen James Goodmen David Goodmen

Waylin Goodmen: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Waylin Goodmen?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Waylin Goodmen are alive in the United States today. The first name Waylin is shared by 418 Americans, and the surname Goodmen is shared by 137.

How rare is the name Waylin Goodmen?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Waylin is very rare and the surname Goodmen is very rare.

Is Waylin a male or female name?

Waylin is predominantly male, with 87.0% of bearers being male and 13.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2023 and the average bearer today is 10 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Waylin?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Waylin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.34%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.96%) and Hispanic (7.64%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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