Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wayman

#2,524 most common boys' name of all time · #6,078 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1884–2010

Rank among boys
#2,524
Rank overall
#6,078 of 105,966
First appeared
1884
Years on the list
115 of 146
All-time
2,850
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1950 #896
Best rank
#736 1900
Girls Boys peak 59/yr
190019201940196019802000

Wayman first appears in 1884. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2010 — 7 7 #9,723
2008 — 5 5 #12,618
2007 — 6 6 #10,955
2006 — 5 5 #12,106
2004 — 5 5 #11,400
2002 — 8 8 #7,678
2001 — 9 9 #6,965
2000 — 9 9 #6,870
1998 — 9 9 #6,340
1997 — 9 9 #6,133
1996 — 12 12 #4,894
1995 — 7 7 #7,027
1994 — 8 8 #6,403
1993 — 10 10 #5,384
1992 — 11 11 #4,900
1991 — 12 12 #4,498
1990 — 11 11 #4,692
1989 — 16 16 #3,470
1988 — 13 13 #3,722
1987 — 14 14 #3,360
1986 — 13 13 #3,465
1985 — 12 12 #3,624
1984 — 15 15 #2,976
1983 — 15 15 #2,934
1982 — 12 12 #3,497
1981 — 9 9 #4,184
1980 — 12 12 #3,452
1979 — 22 22 #2,246
1978 — 15 15 #2,828
1977 — 12 12 #3,221
1976 — 25 25 #1,950
1975 — 25 25 #1,897
1974 — 21 21 #2,068
1973 — 24 24 #1,831
1972 — 18 18 #2,169
1971 — 20 20 #2,066
1970 — 25 25 #1,753
1969 — 21 21 #1,820
1968 — 26 26 #1,550
1967 — 26 26 #1,520
1966 — 17 17 #1,908
1965 — 28 28 #1,465
1964 — 35 35 #1,334
1963 — 27 27 #1,525
1962 — 27 27 #1,528
1961 — 33 33 #1,393
1960 — 36 36 #1,327
1959 — 41 41 #1,215
1958 — 44 44 #1,166
1957 — 37 37 #1,287
1956 — 47 47 #1,111
1955 — 41 41 #1,173
1954 — 57 57 #991
1953 — 51 51 #1,019
1952 — 45 45 #1,087
1951 — 50 50 #998
1950 — 59 59 #896
1949 — 49 49 #1,002
1948 — 42 42 #1,100
1947 — 37 37 #1,199
1946 — 47 47 #997
1945 — 37 37 #1,069
1944 — 40 40 #1,044
1943 — 45 45 #1,003
1942 — 46 46 #988
1941 — 41 41 #1,010
1940 — 33 33 #1,172
1939 — 38 38 #1,041
1938 — 39 39 #1,036
1937 — 34 34 #1,134
1936 — 36 36 #1,080
1935 — 35 35 #1,112
1934 — 38 38 #1,070
1933 — 37 37 #1,088
1932 — 47 47 #961
1931 — 35 35 #1,156
1930 — 40 40 #1,107
1929 — 42 42 #1,069
1928 — 36 36 #1,197
1927 — 46 46 #1,032
1926 — 31 31 #1,313
1925 — 31 31 #1,319
1924 — 49 49 #1,010
1923 — 48 48 #1,018
1922 — 49 49 #1,019
1921 — 50 50 #997
1920 — 44 44 #1,060
1919 — 40 40 #1,092
1918 — 40 40 #1,087
1917 — 28 28 #1,305
1916 — 32 32 #1,169
1915 — 33 33 #1,130
1914 — 21 21 #1,322
1913 — 23 23 #1,063
1912 — 16 16 #1,203
1911 — 13 13 #964
1910 — 14 14 #848
1909 — 5 5 #1,543
1908 — 10 10 #926
1907 — 9 9 #976
1906 — 11 11 #791
1904 — 8 8 #937
1903 — 5 5 #1,233
1902 — 7 7 #989
1900 — 13 13 #736
1899 — 9 9 #773
1897 — 8 8 #841
1896 — 9 9 #818
1895 — 6 6 #1,040
1894 — 7 7 #930
1893 — 5 5 #1,127
1892 — 7 7 #947
1891 — 5 5 #1,078
1885 — 8 8 #761
1884 — 7 7 #847