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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Wayman

Wayman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 736th; the most babies were born in 1950 (59). More babies were named Wayman in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195059 babies
Total since 1880
2,850babies recorded

Wayman popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#10,7007
2000#7,3819
1990#4,98511
1980#3,60512
1970#1,79225
1960#1,34036
1950#89859
1940#1,18233
1930#1,11440
1920#1,07144
1910#85714
1900#73613
1890——
1880——

How popular is Wayman, counting every spelling?

Wayman has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Wayman?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Wayman are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 49 and 74. That makes Wayman a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Wayman by state

How common Wayman was among boys born in each state in 1948–1952, around its peak. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAR0.04Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Wayman, boys, 1948–1952. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Wayman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wayman, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Wayman

How popular is the name Wayman?

Wayman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 736th; the most babies were born in 1950 (59). More babies were named Wayman in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Wayman a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,850 boys.

Where was Wayman most popular?

In 1948–1952, Wayman was most common in Georgia (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Tennessee.