Is Wayman a boy or girl name?

Wayman is a boy’s name. Of the 2,850 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Wayman

Recorded 1884–2010 · United States

Wayman was most popular in 1950, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,019 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,850 people named Wayman.

Wayman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wayman’s peak in 1950. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wayman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wayman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,850 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Wayman

Where Wayman is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org