How Many People Are Named Wayne Ervin?
There are approximately 18 people named Wayne Ervin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Wayne with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ervin. 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
18
1 in 19,041,908 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Wayne: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Wayne. The peak year was 1947 with 10,201 births. The average person named Wayne today is 65 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Wayne
In the 2020 Census, the first name Wayne was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.39%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.01%) and Two or More Races (2.54%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Wayne 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 Wayne rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Ervin Surname
The surname Ervin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Ervin 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.
How we calculated this
The first name "Wayne" has an estimated frequency of 0.0631% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Ervin" appears at a rate of 8.11 per 100,000 people in the 2020 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 Wayne are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 18 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Wayne Ervin: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Wayne Ervin?
We estimate approximately 18 people named Wayne Ervin are alive in the United States today. The first name Wayne is shared by 216,378 Americans, and the surname Ervin is shared by 27,808.
How rare is the name Wayne Ervin?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans. The first name Wayne is common and the surname Ervin is uncommon.
Is Wayne a male or female name?
Wayne is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 65 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Wayne?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Wayne was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.39%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.01%) and Two or More Races (2.54%). 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 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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