How Many People Are Named Wyatt Flanagan?

There are approximately 20 people named Wyatt Flanagan living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Wyatt with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Flanagan. 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

20

1 in 17,137,717 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Wyatt: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Wyatt. The peak year was 2017 with 9,833 births. The average person named Wyatt today is 15 years old.

Male
Female
0 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Wyatt

In the 2020 Census, the first name Wyatt was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (87.05%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (5.15%) and Two or More Races (4.83%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Wyatt 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 Wyatt rose or fell over time.

White
87.05%
Black
1.22%
Hispanic
5.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.71%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.04%
Two or More Races
4.83%

Ancestry of the Flanagan Surname

The surname Flanagan 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 Flanagan 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
86.28%
Black
6.31%
Hispanic
3.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.73%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.37%
Two or More Races
2.97%

How we calculated this

The first name "Wyatt" has an estimated frequency of 0.0580% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Flanagan" appears at a rate of 9.91 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 Wyatt are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 20 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Wyatt Flanagan: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Wyatt Flanagan?

We estimate approximately 20 people named Wyatt Flanagan are alive in the United States today. The first name Wyatt is shared by 198,761 Americans, and the surname Flanagan is shared by 33,953.

How rare is the name Wyatt Flanagan?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans. The first name Wyatt is common and the surname Flanagan is uncommon.

Is Wyatt a male or female name?

Wyatt is predominantly male, with 99.4% of bearers being male and 0.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 2017 and the average bearer today is 15 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Wyatt?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Wyatt was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (87.05%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (5.15%) and Two or More Races (4.83%). 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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